How to Install and Uninstall mimetex Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 20,2024

1. Install "mimetex" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install mimetex on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the steps below to uninstall mimetex on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                mimetex
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the mimetex package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: mimetex
Priority: optional
Section: universe/utils
Installed-Size: 1611
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Hilmar Preuße
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.74-1
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14)
Filename: pool/universe/m/mimetex/mimetex_1.74-1_amd64.deb
Size: 533646
MD5sum: aab5031d7816b4eaa1d45fe8d96425dc
SHA1: be105adee5c2208fb9210946b2e40b7ff67ed6ae
SHA256: 98db35f26fc009d36dc2fa8bafe988e264e17cf35031429773a0dda7700bc499
Description-en: LaTeX math expressions to anti-aliased GIF images converter
mimeTex parses LaTeX math expressions emitting directly GIF images
without intermediate dvi-to-gif conversion.
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mimeTex is a standalone program that doesn't use TeX in any way, a kind
of lightweight alternative to MathML
Description-md5: c0904eca2683f2e822c853f4b54e8ae2
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu