How To Install gladtex on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gladtex on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is gladtex
gladtex is:
GladTeX is a preprocessor that enables the use of LaTeX equations within HTML files. The equations, embedded in
… tags, as if within $$..$$ in LaTeX, is fed through LaTeX and replaced by images.
Additionally all images get an alt-tag for alternative texts that contains the LaTeX-equivalent of the image. This is handy for text-mode browsers or blind people using a screen reader.
There are three methods to install gladtex 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 gladtex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gladtex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gladtex
Install gladtex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gladtex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gladtex
Install gladtex 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 gladtex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gladtex
How To Uninstall gladtex on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the gladtex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gladtex
Uninstall gladtex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gladtex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gladtex
Remove gladtex Configurations and Data
To remove gladtex configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gladtex
Remove gladtex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gladtex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gladtex
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gladtex package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
