How To Install mimetex 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 mimetex on Ubuntu.
What is mimetex
mimetex is:
mimeTex parses LaTeX math expressions emitting directly GIF images without intermediate dvi-to-gif conversion.
mimeTex is a standalone program that doesn’t use TeX in any way, a kind of lightweight alternative to MathML
There are three methods to install mimetex 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 mimetex Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mimetex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mimetex
Install mimetex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mimetex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mimetex
Install mimetex 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 mimetex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mimetex
How To Uninstall mimetex on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the mimetex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mimetex
Uninstall mimetex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mimetex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mimetex
Remove mimetex Configurations and Data
To remove mimetex configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mimetex
Remove mimetex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mimetex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mimetex
Dependencies
mimetex have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mimetex package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.