How to Install and Uninstall pidgin-latex Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: November 06,2024

1. Install "pidgin-latex" package

Please follow the guidance below to install pidgin-latex on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt install
            
                        
                pidgin-latex
            
                    
    
    Copied

2. Uninstall "pidgin-latex" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall pidgin-latex on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                pidgin-latex
            
                    
    
    Copied


    
        
            $
        

        
            
                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
    Copied

3. Information about the pidgin-latex package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: pidgin-latex
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.5.0-1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/net
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Elías Alejandro Año Mendoza
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 60
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libglib2.0-0 (>= 2.12.0), libpurple0 (>= 1:2.5.0), pidgin (>= 2.7.3), dvipng, texlive-latex-base
Conflicts: gaim-encryption
Filename: pool/universe/p/pidgin-latex/pidgin-latex_1.5.0-1_amd64.deb
Size: 12642
MD5sum: c9fa87967aedd38c14248e12899c778f
SHA1: 2b4a295a4ea58bf95464aca7dcfa2071de6d58e9
SHA256: 67b8563d311f775a1c5b4efb42f1504ddd3a3f05ffea5f97ee66d95c4572c81f
SHA512: c4fe8804246235d6e991e09d4470067102eed2aed9d2e8077ebfdf9a9f580159ac5861f23fcd8619a02334426879babb7c0e38efee51f22cb53ec3300a5fbdc6
Homepage: http://sourceforge.net/projects/pidgin-latex
Description-en: Pidgin plugin to display LaTeX formulas
Plugin for Pidgin which translates LaTeX code into images in your
IM and chat conversations. This plugin looks for $$latex math$$
patterns and replaces them with the rendered LaTeX output.
As this is a local conversion only your buddies will have to install this
plugin too to see the LaTeX rendering.
Description-md5: 0fce83ec7ca214dbd69e1f1cb2b65930