How To Install tex-common on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tex-common on Ubuntu.
What is tex-common
tex-common is:
This package contains a number of scripts and common configuration files that are needed to install a TeX System.
It also contains debhelper-like programs useful for building TeX packages.
There are three methods to install tex-common on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install tex-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install tex-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install tex-common
Install tex-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install tex-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install tex-common
Install tex-common 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install tex-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install tex-common
How To Uninstall tex-common on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the tex-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove tex-common
Uninstall tex-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall tex-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove tex-common
Remove tex-common Configurations and Data
To remove tex-common configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge tex-common
Remove tex-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove tex-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tex-common
Dependencies
tex-common have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tex-common package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.