How To Install bibtexconv on Kali Linux

One-liner install command

For those in a hurry, here's a one-line installation command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt -y install bibtexconv

But if you are interested in the detailed steps with descriptions, the following information is for you.

What is bibtexconv and what are the ways to install it?

Before beginning this tutorial, you will need access to a server or computer running Kali Linux. This guide was written specifically with a server running Kali Linux in mind, although it should also work on older, supported versions of the operating system.

Also, make sure you are running a regular, non-root user with sudo privileges configured on your server. When you have an account available, log in as your non-root user to begin.

There are several ways to install bibtexconv on Kali Linux. You can use (links are clickable):

In the following sections, we will describe each method in detail. You can choose one of them or refer to the recommended one.

Install bibtexconv using apt-get

First, update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt -y install bibtexconv

Install bibtexconv using apt

Because bibtexconv is available in Kali Linux’s default repositories, it is possible to install it from these repositories using the apt packaging system.

To begin, update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, You can install bibtexconv using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install bibtexconv

Install bibtexconv using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude 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 aptitude database, You can install bibtexconv by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install bibtexconv

How to upgrade (update) a single package bibtexconv using apt-get?

First, you will need to update packages index. Run update command as usual:

sudo apt-get update

Next, to upgrade only the bibtexconv, e.g. single package, you should use the following format with the apt-get command/apt command:

sudo apt-get --only-upgrade install bibtexconv

Note that this command will not install any new packages! If you wish to install the package if it doesn't exist you may leave out --only-upgrade part.

sudo apt-get install bibtexconv

How To Uninstall bibtexconv from Kali Linux

To uninstall only the bibtexconv package you can execute the following command:

sudo apt-get remove bibtexconv

Uninstall bibtexconv and all its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove bibtexconv

Remove bibtexconv with all configurations and data

To remove bibtexconv configuration and data from your system you can run the following purge command:

sudo apt-get -y purge bibtexconv

Remove bibtexconv completely (configurations, data and all of its dependencies)

And lastly, you can run the next command to remove absolutely everything related to bibtexconv package, e.g.: configurations, data and all of its dependencies. Just use this command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge bibtexconv

Extra info and code examples

BibTeXConv is a BibTeX file converter which allows one to export BibTeX entries to other formats, including customly defined text output. Furthermore, it provides the possibility to check URLs (including MD5, size and MIME type computations) and to verify ISBN and ISSN numbers.

Conclusion

You now have a full guide on how to install bibtexconv using apt, apt-get and aptitude tools. Also, we showed how to update as a single package and different ways to uninstall the bibtexconv from Kali Linux.

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