How To Install cb2bib on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 410 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install cb2bib on Ubuntu.
What is cb2bib
cb2bib is:
cb2bib is a program to extract bibliographic references from unformatted and non standard sources, like:
- email alerts;
- journal Web pages;
- and most interestingly PDF files.
Output references are written to BibTeX-formatted files. Other features include:
- article files can be linked and renamed by dragging them onto the cb2Bib window;
- editing and browsing BibTeX files;
- citing references, searching references and the full contents of the referenced documents;
- inserting bibliographic metadata to documents;
- writing short notes that interrelate several references.
There are three methods to install cb2bib on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install cb2bib Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install cb2bib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install cb2bib
Install cb2bib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install cb2bib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install cb2bib
Install cb2bib 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 cb2bib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install cb2bib
How To Uninstall cb2bib on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the cb2bib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove cb2bib
Uninstall cb2bib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall cb2bib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove cb2bib
Remove cb2bib Configurations and Data
To remove cb2bib configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge cb2bib
Remove cb2bib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove cb2bib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge cb2bib
Dependencies
cb2bib have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install cb2bib package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.