Learn how to install etoolbox with the command sudo apt-get install etoolbox on Ubuntus.
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Quick installation of etoolbox:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: etoolbox
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install etoolbox
Package Details | |
Package: | etoolbox |
Version: | 2.1-1 |
Maintainer: | Ubuntu Developers |
Home page: | http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/etoolbox.html |
Description: | Toolbox for LaTeX class and package authors The etoolbox package is a toolbox of programming facilities geared primarily towards LaTeX class and package authors. It provides LaTeX frontends to some of the new primitives provided by e-TeX as well as some generic tools which are not related to e-TeX but match the profile of this package. The package is work in progress. Note that previous versions of this package were released under the name elatex. Homepage: http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/help/Catalogue/entries/etoolbox.html |
Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
Release: | |
Repo/Section: | universe/tex |
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If etoolbox is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L etoolbox' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L etoolbox Package `etoolbox' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing etoolbox:
After system update use the following command to install etoolbox:
sudo apt-get install etoolbox
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the etoolbox from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the etoolbox following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove etoolbox
Following command is used to remove the etoolbox package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove etoolbox
This will remove etoolbox and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing etoolbox with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge etoolbox
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove etoolbox
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with etoolbox package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.