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mimetex


Information about the package, mimetex, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The mimetex package is designed for, Easily embed LaTeX math in web pages.


Package Name:

mimetex

Summary:

Easily embed LaTeX math in web pages

Description:

MimeTeX lets you easily embed LaTeX math in your html pages. It parses a LaTeX math expression and immediately emits the corresponding gif image, rather than the usual TeX dvi. And mimeTeX is an entirely separate little program that doesn't use TeX or its fonts in any way.

Architecture:

x86_64

Version:

1.74

Release:

1.el6

Size:

571 k

Repository:

epel

From Repository:

Licence:

GPLv2+



Handy Yum Commands for mimetex


Control the mimetex package with the following handy commands outlined below.


Command

Description of Command

yum install mimetex

This command will install mimetex on the server.

yum remove mimetex

This command will un-install mimetex on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mimetex, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y remove mimetex

This command will un-install mimetex on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove mimetex when using the -y flag.

yum update mimetex

This command will update mimetex to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mimetex, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.

yum -y update mimetex

This command will update mimetex to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove mimetex when using the -y flag.

yum info mimetex

This command will show you core information about the mimetex package.

yum deplist mimetex

This command will show you the dependencies for mimetex. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.

yum check-update mimetex

This command will check if there is an update waiting on mimetex. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.