How To Install yatex on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install yatex on Kali Linux. yatex is Yet Another TeX mode for Emacs

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install yatex on Kali Linux.

What is yatex

yatex is:

YaTeX is an intelligent, acquisitive and integrated package which reduces your efforts of composing LaTeX source on Emacs.

YaTeX automates typesetting and previewing of LaTeX and enables completing input of LaTeX mark-up command such as \begin{}'..\end{}'.

This package also includes yahtml mode, the honest and bright YaTeX-compatible major-mode for writing HTML. If you have noticed the power of YaTeX, you can drive yahtml over the HTML files quickly and steadily. And vice versa, of course.

YaTeX also supports Demacs which runs on MS-DOS(386), Mule (Multi Language Enhancement to GNU Emacs), and LaTeX on DOS.

For more information, please refer to http://www.yatex.org/

There are three methods to install yatex on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install yatex Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install yatex using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install yatex

Install yatex Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install yatex using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install yatex

Install yatex Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install yatex using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install yatex

How To Uninstall yatex on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the yatex package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove yatex

Uninstall yatex And Its Dependencies

To uninstall yatex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove yatex

Remove yatex Configurations and Data

To remove yatex configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge yatex

Remove yatex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove yatex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yatex

Dependencies

yatex have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install yatex package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.