How To Install texlive-latex-base 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 texlive-latex-base on Ubuntu.
What is texlive-latex-base
texlive-latex-base is:
These packages are either mandated by the core LaTeX team, or very widely used and strongly recommended in practice.
This package includes the following CTAN packages:
ae – Virtual fonts for T1 encoded CMR-fonts
amscls – AMS document classes for LaTeX
amsmath – AMS mathematical facilities for LaTeX
atbegshi – Execute stuff at \shipout time
atveryend – Hooks at the very end of a document
auxhook – Hooks for auxiliary files
babel – Multilingual support for LaTeX, LuaLaTeX, XeLaTeX, and Plain TeX
babel-english – Babel support for English
babelbib – Multilingual bibliographies
bigintcalc – Integer calculations on very large numbers
bitset – Handle bit-vector datatype
bookmark – A new bookmark (outline) organization for hyperref
carlisle – David Carlisle’s small packages
colortbl – Add colour to LaTeX tables
epstopdf-pkg – Call epstopdf “on the fly”
etexcmds – Avoid name clashes with e-TeX commands
fancyhdr – Extensive control of page headers and footers in LaTeX2e
firstaid – First aid for external LaTeX files and packages that need updating
fix2col – Fix miscellaneous two column mode features
geometry – Flexible and complete interface to document dimensions
gettitlestring – Clean up title references
graphics – The LaTeX standard graphics bundle
graphics-cfg – Sample configuration files for LaTeX color and graphics
grfext – Manipulate the graphics package’s list of extensions
hopatch – Load patches for packages
hycolor – Implements colour for packages hyperref and bookmark
hyperref – Extensive support for hypertext in LaTeX
intcalc – Expandable arithmetic operations with integers
kvdefinekeys – Define keys for use in the kvsetkeys package
kvoptions – Key value format for package options
kvsetkeys – Key value parser with default handler support
l3backend – LaTeX3 backend drivers
l3kernel – LaTeX3 programming conventions
l3packages – High-level LaTeX3 concepts
latex – A TeX macro package that defines LaTeX
latex-bin – LaTeX executables and man pages
latex-fonts – A collection of fonts used in LaTeX distributions
latexconfig – configuration files for LaTeX-related formats
letltxmacro – Let assignment for LaTeX macros
ltxcmds – Some LaTeX kernel commands for general use
ltxmisc – Miscellaneous LaTeX packages, etc
mfnfss – Packages to typeset oldgerman and pandora fonts in LaTeX
mptopdf – mpost to PDF, native MetaPost graphics inclusion
natbib – Flexible bibliography support
oberdiek – A bundle of packages submitted by Heiko Oberdiek
pagesel – Select pages of a document for output
pdfescape – Implements pdfTeX’s escape features using TeX or e-TeX
pslatex – Use PostScript fonts by default
psnfss – Font support for common PostScript fonts
pspicture – PostScript picture support
refcount – Counter operations with label references
rerunfilecheck – Checksum based rerun checks on auxiliary files
stringenc – Converting a string between different encodings
tools – The LaTeX standard tools bundle
uniquecounter – Provides unlimited unique counter
url – Verbatim with URL-sensitive line breaks
There are three methods to install texlive-latex-base 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 texlive-latex-base Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install texlive-latex-base using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install texlive-latex-base
Install texlive-latex-base Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install texlive-latex-base using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install texlive-latex-base
Install texlive-latex-base 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 texlive-latex-base using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install texlive-latex-base
How To Uninstall texlive-latex-base on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the texlive-latex-base package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove texlive-latex-base
Uninstall texlive-latex-base And Its Dependencies
To uninstall texlive-latex-base and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove texlive-latex-base
Remove texlive-latex-base Configurations and Data
To remove texlive-latex-base configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge texlive-latex-base
Remove texlive-latex-base configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove texlive-latex-base configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge texlive-latex-base
Dependencies
texlive-latex-base have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-latex-base package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.