How To Install katex on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install katex on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is katex
katex is:
KaTeX is a fast, easy-to-use JavaScript library for TeX math rendering on the web.
KaTeX supports all major browsers, including Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Opera, Edge, and IE 9 - IE 11.
This package provides a command line interface for KaTeX, which can be used to render TeX to HTML. By default, CLI will take the input from standard input.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install katex 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 katex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install katex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install katex
Install katex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install katex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install katex
Install katex 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 katex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install katex
How To Uninstall katex on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the katex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove katex
Uninstall katex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall katex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove katex
Remove katex Configurations and Data
To remove katex configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge katex
Remove katex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove katex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge katex
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install katex package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
