How to Install and Uninstall chktex Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: January 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the chktex on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "chktex" package

Learn how to install chktex on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "chktex" package

Please follow the guidelines below to uninstall chktex on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the chktex package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: chktex
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.7.6-4
Priority: optional
Section: universe/tex
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Thorsten Alteholz
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 215
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpcre3, libtinfo6 (>= 6)
Filename: pool/universe/c/chktex/chktex_1.7.6-4_amd64.deb
Size: 92572
MD5sum: 197bd237b9287507222c17e40bed2048
SHA1: 63df45d85979f26f61f2a03b2d2b6244819cdea6
SHA256: 798125df0e3805de315629af9515f021aed666e8d18931666f47701f1f3d31fe
SHA512: 488465470a0da07e6ab3a934c229a96cae5eec2dad4abaf50dd617ee00b2eaed9f4ad20dc6e8a098a6002e5c3779e31f47e048d9a6f97a76eaaac71c0891d652
Homepage: https://www.nongnu.org/chktex/
Description: Finds typographic errors in LaTeX
Description-md5: 436e0e3a1b4f3382caaae822c79330c9