How To Install texlive-pictures 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-pictures on Ubuntu.
What is texlive-pictures
texlive-pictures is:
Including TikZ, pict, etc., but MetaPost and PStricks are separate.
This package includes the following CTAN packages:
adigraph – Augmenting directed graphs
aobs-tikz – TikZ styles for creating overlaid pictures in beamer
askmaps – Typeset American style Karnaugh maps
asyfig – Commands for using Asymptote figures
asypictureb – User-friendly integration of Asymptote into LaTeX
autoarea – Automatic computation of bounding boxes with PiCTeX
bardiag – LaTeX package for drawing bar diagrams
beamerswitch – Convenient mode selection in Beamer documents
binarytree – Drawing binary trees using TikZ
blochsphere – Draw pseudo-3D diagrams of Bloch spheres
bloques – Generate control diagrams
blox – Draw block diagrams, using TikZ
bodegraph – Draw Bode, Nyquist and Black plots with gnuplot and TikZ
bondgraph – Create bond graph figures in LaTeX documents
bondgraphs – Draws bond graphs in LaTeX, using PGF/TikZ
braids – Draw braid diagrams with PGF/TikZ
bxeepic – Eepic facilities using pict2e
byo-twemojis – “Build Your Own Twemojis” with TikZ
cachepic – Convert document fragments into graphics
callouts – Put simple annotations and notes inside a picture
celtic – A TikZ library for drawing celtic knots
chemfig – Draw molecules with easy syntax
circuit-macros – M4 macros for electric circuit diagrams
circuitikz – Draw electrical networks with TikZ
coffeestains – Add coffee stains to documents
combinedgraphics – Include graphic (EPS or PDF)/LaTeX combinations
curve – A class for making curriculum vitae
curve2e – Extensions for package pict2e
curves – Curves for LaTeX picture environment
dcpic – Commutative diagrams in a LaTeX and TeX documents
diagmac2 – Diagram macros, using pict2e
ditaa – Use ditaa diagrams within LaTeX documents
doc-pictex – A summary list of PicTeX documentation
dot2texi – Create graphs within LaTeX using the dot2tex tool
dottex – Use dot code in LaTeX
dpcircling – Decorated text boxes using TikZ
dratex – General drawing macros
drs – Typeset Discourse Representation Structures (DRS)
duotenzor – Drawing package for circuit and duotensor diagrams
dynkin-diagrams – Draw Dynkin, Coxeter, and Satake diagrams using TikZ
ecgdraw – Draws electrocardiograms (ECG)
eepic – Extensions to epic and the LaTeX drawing tools
ellipse – Draw ellipses and elliptical arcs using the standard LaTeX2e picture environment
endofproofwd – An “end of proof” sign
epspdf – Converter for PostScript, EPS and PDF
epspdfconversion – On-the-fly conversion of EPS to PDF
esk – Package to encapsulate Sketch files in LaTeX sources
euflag – A command to reproduce the flag of the European Union
fast-diagram – Easy generation of FAST diagrams
fig4latex – Management of figures for large LaTeX documents
figchild – Pictures for creating children’s activities
fitbox – Fit graphics on a page
flowchart – Shapes for drawing flowcharts, using TikZ
forest – Drawing (linguistic) trees
genealogytree – Pedigree and genealogical tree diagrams
getmap – Download OpenStreetMap maps for use in documents
gincltex – Include TeX files as graphics (.tex support for \includegraphics)
gnuplottex – Embed Gnuplot commands in LaTeX documents
gradientframe – Simple gradient frames around objects
grafcet – Draw Grafcet/SFC with TikZ
graph35 – Draw keys and screen items of several Casio calculators
graphicxpsd – Adobe Photoshop Data format (PSD) support for graphicx package
graphviz – Write graphviz (dot+neato) inline in LaTeX documents
gtrlib-largetrees – Library for genealogytree aiming at large trees
harveyballs – Create Harvey Balls using TikZ
here – Emulation of obsolete package for “here” floats
hf-tikz – A simple way to highlight formulas and formula parts
hobby – An implementation of Hobby’s algorithm for PGF/TikZ
hvfloat – Controlling captions, fullpage and doublepage floats
istgame – Draw Game Trees with TikZ
kblocks – Easily typeset Control Block Diagrams and Signal Flow Graphs
kinematikz – Design kinematic chains and mechanisms
knitting – Produce knitting charts, in Plain TeX or LaTeX
knittingpattern – Create knitting patterns
ladder – Draw simple ladder diagrams using TikZ
lapdf – PDF drawing directly in TeX documents
latex-make – Easy compiling of complex (and simple) LaTeX documents
lpic – Put LaTeX material over included graphics
lroundrect – LaTeX macros for utilizing the roundrect MetaPost routines
luamesh – Computes and draws 2D Delaunay triangulation
luasseq – Drawing spectral sequences in LuaLaTeX
maker – Include Arduino or Processing code in LaTeX documents
makeshape – Declare new PGF shapes
mathspic – A Perl filter program for use with PiCTeX
mercatormap – Spherical Mercator coordinate systems and Web Mercator tile integration
milsymb – LaTeX package for TikZ based drawing of military symbols as per NATO APP-6(C)
miniplot – A package for easy figure arrangement
mkpic – Perl interface to mfpic
modiagram – Drawing molecular orbital diagrams
neuralnetwork – Graph-drawing for neural networks
nl-interval – Represent intervals on the number line
nndraw – Draw neural networks
numericplots – Plot numeric data (including Matlab export) using PSTricks
pb-diagram – A commutative diagram package using LAMSTeX or Xy-pic fonts
penrose – A TikZ library for producing Penrose tilings
petri-nets – A set TeX/LaTeX packages for drawing Petri nets
pgf – Create PostScript and PDF graphics in TeX
pgf-blur – PGF/TikZ package for “blurred” shadows
pgf-cmykshadings – Support for CMYK and grayscale shadings in PGF/TikZ
pgf-interference – Drawing interference patterns with PGF/TikZ
pgf-pie – Draw pie charts, using PGF
pgf-soroban – Create images of the soroban using TikZ/PGF
pgf-spectra – Draw continuous or discrete spectra using PGF/TikZ
pgf-umlcd – Some LaTeX macros for UML Class Diagrams
pgf-umlsd – Draw UML Sequence Diagrams
pgfgantt – Draw Gantt charts with TikZ
pgfkeyx – Extended and more robust version of pgfkeys
pgfmolbio – Draw graphs typically found in molecular biology texts
pgfmorepages – Assemble multiple logical pages onto a physical page
pgfopts – LaTeX package options with pgfkeys
pgfornament – Drawing of Vectorian ornaments with PGF/TikZ
pgfplots – Create normal/logarithmic plots in two and three dimensions
picinpar – Insert pictures into paragraphs
pict2e – New implementation of picture commands
pictex – Picture drawing macros for TeX and LaTeX
pictex2 – Adds relative coordinates and improves the \plot command
pinlabel – A TeX labelling package
pixelart – A package to draw pixel-art pictures
pmgraph – “Poor man’s” graphics
postage – Stamp letters with »Deutsche Post«’s service »Internetmarke«
prerex – Interactive editor and macro support for prerequisite charts
productbox – Typeset a three-dimensional product box
ptolemaicastronomy – Diagrams of sphere models for variably strict conditionals (Lewis counterfactuals)
puyotikz – Quickly typeset board states of Puyo Puyo games
pxpgfmark – e-pTeX driver for PGF inter-picture connections
pxpic – Draw pixel pictures
qcircuit – Macros to generate quantum ciruits
qrcode – Generate QR codes in LaTeX
quantikz – Draw quantum circuit diagrams
randbild – Marginal pictures
randomwalk – Random walks using TikZ
realhats – Put real hats on symbols instead of ^
reotex – Draw Reo Channels and Circuits
rviewport – Relative Viewport for Graphics Inclusion
sa-tikz – TikZ library to draw switching architectures
schemabloc – Draw block diagrams, using TikZ
scratch – Draw programs like “scratch”
scratch3 – Draw programs like “scratch”
scsnowman – Snowman variants using TikZ
setdeck – Typeset cards for Set
signchart – Create beautifully typeset sign charts
simpleoptics – Drawing lenses and mirrors for optical diagrams
smartdiagram – Generate diagrams from lists
spath3 – Manipulate “soft paths” in PGF
spectralsequences – Print spectral sequence diagrams using PGF/TikZ
strands – Draw objects constructed from strands
swimgraf – Graphical/textual representations of swimming performances
syntaxdi – Create “railroad” syntax diagrams
table-fct – Draw a variations table of functions and a convexity table of its graph
texdraw – Graphical macros, using embedded PostScript
ticollege – Graphical representation of keys on a standard scientific calculator
tikz-3dplot – Coordinate transformation styles for 3d plotting in TikZ
tikz-among-us – Create some AmongUs characters in TikZ environments
tikz-bagua – Draw Bagua symbols in Yijing
tikz-bayesnet – Draw Bayesian networks, graphical models and directed factor graphs
tikz-bbox – Precise determination of bounding boxes in TikZ
tikz-cd – Create commutative diagrams with TikZ
tikz-dependency – A library for drawing dependency graphs
tikz-dimline – Technical dimension lines using PGF/TikZ
tikz-feynhand – Feynman diagrams with TikZ
tikz-feynman – Feynman diagrams with TikZ
tikz-imagelabels – Put labels on images using TikZ
tikz-inet – Draw interaction nets with TikZ
tikz-kalender – A LaTeX based calendar using TikZ
tikz-karnaugh – Typeset Karnaugh maps using TikZ
tikz-ladder – Draw ladder diagrams using TikZ
tikz-lake-fig – Schematic diagrams of lakes
tikz-layers – TikZ provides graphical layers on TikZ: “behind”, “above” and “glass”
tikz-nef – Create diagrams for neural networks constructed with the methods of the Neural Engineering Framework (NEF)
tikz-network – Draw networks with TikZ
tikz-opm – Typeset OPM diagrams
tikz-optics – A library for drawing optical setups with TikZ
tikz-page – Small macro to help building nice and complex layout materials
tikz-palattice – Draw particle accelerator lattices with TikZ
tikz-planets – Illustrate celestial mechanics and the solar system
tikz-qtree – Use existing qtree syntax for trees in TikZ
tikz-relay – TikZ library for typesetting electrical diagrams
tikz-sfc – Symbols collection for typesetting Sequential Function Chart (SFC) diagrams (PLC programs)
tikz-swigs – Horizontally and vertically split elliptical nodes
tikz-timing – Easy generation of timing diagrams as TikZ pictures
tikz-trackschematic – A TikZ library for creating track diagrams in railways
tikz-truchet – Draw Truchet tiles
tikzbricks – Drawing bricks with TikZ
tikzcodeblocks – Helps to draw codeblocks like scratch, NEPO and PXT in TikZ
tikzducks – A little fun package for using rubber ducks in TikZ
tikzinclude – Import TikZ images from colletions
tikzlings – A collection of cute little animals and similar creatures
tikzmark – Use TikZ’s method of remembering a position on a page
tikzmarmots – Drawing little marmots in TikZ
tikzorbital – Atomic and molecular orbitals using TikZ
tikzpackets – Display network packets
tikzpagenodes – A single TikZ node for the whole page
tikzpeople – Draw people-shaped nodes in TikZ
tikzpfeile – Draw arrows using PGF/TikZ
tikzposter – Create scientific posters using TikZ
tikzscale – Resize pictures while respecting text size
tikzsymbols – Some symbols created using TikZ
tikztosvg – A utility for rendering TikZ diagrams to SVG
tile-graphic – Create tiles of a graphical file
timing-diagrams – Draw timing diagrams
tipfr – Produces calculator’s keys with the help of TikZ
tkz-base – Tools for drawing with a cartesian coordinate system
tkz-berge – Macros for drawing graphs of graph theory
tkz-doc – Documentation macros for the TKZ series of packages
tkz-euclide – Tools for drawing Euclidean geometry
tkz-fct – Tools for drawing graphs of functions
tkz-graph – Draw graph-theory graphs
tkz-orm – Create Object-Role Model (ORM) diagrams
tkz-tab – Tables of signs and variations using PGF/TikZ
tonevalue – Tool for linguists and phoneticians to visualize tone value patterns
tqft – Drawing TQFT diagrams with TikZ/PGF
tsemlines – Support for the ancient \emline macro
tufte-latex – Document classes inspired by the work of Edward Tufte
tzplot – Plot graphs with TikZ abbreviations
utfsym – Provides various Unicode symbols
venndiagram – Creating Venn diagrams with TikZ
visualpstricks – Visual help for PSTricks based on images with minimum text
worldflags – Drawing flags with TikZ
xistercian – Cistercian numerals in LaTeX
xpicture – Extensions of LaTeX picture drawing
xypic – Flexible diagramming macros
There are three methods to install texlive-pictures 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-pictures 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-pictures using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install texlive-pictures
Install texlive-pictures Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install texlive-pictures using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install texlive-pictures
Install texlive-pictures 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-pictures using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install texlive-pictures
How To Uninstall texlive-pictures on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the texlive-pictures package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove texlive-pictures
Uninstall texlive-pictures And Its Dependencies
To uninstall texlive-pictures and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove texlive-pictures
Remove texlive-pictures Configurations and Data
To remove texlive-pictures configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge texlive-pictures
Remove texlive-pictures configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove texlive-pictures configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge texlive-pictures
Dependencies
texlive-pictures have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-pictures package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.