How To Install foiltex on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install foiltex on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is foiltex
foiltex is:
foiltex is a set of LaTeX style files that makes it easy to prepare material for video or overhead projection, such as transparencies, slides, and computer-projected presentations.
It allows the user to manipulate the text typeface and size for display and create header and footer material, and includes special environments for scientific and mathematical presentations.
There are three methods to install foiltex on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install foiltex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install foiltex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install foiltex
Install foiltex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install foiltex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install foiltex
Install foiltex Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install foiltex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install foiltex
How To Uninstall foiltex on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the foiltex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove foiltex
Uninstall foiltex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall foiltex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove foiltex
Remove foiltex Configurations and Data
To remove foiltex configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge foiltex
Remove foiltex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove foiltex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge foiltex
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install foiltex package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
