How To Install libreoffice-math 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 libreoffice-math on Ubuntu.
What is libreoffice-math
libreoffice-math is:
LibreOffice is a full-featured office productivity suite that provides a near drop-in replacement for Microsoft(R) Office.
This package contains the equation editor component for LibreOffice.
There are three methods to install libreoffice-math 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 libreoffice-math Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-math using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libreoffice-math
Install libreoffice-math Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libreoffice-math using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libreoffice-math
Install libreoffice-math 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 libreoffice-math using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libreoffice-math
How To Uninstall libreoffice-math on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libreoffice-math package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libreoffice-math
Uninstall libreoffice-math And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libreoffice-math and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libreoffice-math
Remove libreoffice-math Configurations and Data
To remove libreoffice-math configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libreoffice-math
Remove libreoffice-math configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libreoffice-math configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libreoffice-math
Dependencies
libreoffice-math have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libreoffice-math package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.