How To Install latexmk on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install latexmk on Ubuntu.
What is latexmk
latexmk is:
Latexmk runs LaTeX the correct number of times to resolve cross references, etc; it also runs auxiliary programs (bibtex, makeindex if necessary, and dvips and/or a previewer as requested). It has a number of other useful capabilities, for example to start a previewer and then run LaTeX whenever the source files are updated, so that the previewer gives an up-to-date view of the document.
There are three methods to install latexmk 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 latexmk Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install latexmk using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install latexmk
Install latexmk Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install latexmk using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install latexmk
Install latexmk 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 latexmk using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install latexmk
How To Uninstall latexmk on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the latexmk package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove latexmk
Uninstall latexmk And Its Dependencies
To uninstall latexmk and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove latexmk
Remove latexmk Configurations and Data
To remove latexmk configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge latexmk
Remove latexmk configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove latexmk configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge latexmk
Dependencies
latexmk have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install latexmk package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.