How To Install libsynctex2 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 libsynctex2 on Ubuntu.
What is libsynctex2
libsynctex2 is:
Library for SyncTeX parsing support.
There are three methods to install libsynctex2 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 libsynctex2 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsynctex2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsynctex2
Install libsynctex2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsynctex2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsynctex2
Install libsynctex2 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 libsynctex2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsynctex2
How To Uninstall libsynctex2 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libsynctex2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsynctex2
Uninstall libsynctex2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsynctex2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsynctex2
Remove libsynctex2 Configurations and Data
To remove libsynctex2 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsynctex2
Remove libsynctex2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsynctex2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsynctex2
Dependencies
libsynctex2 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsynctex2 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.