How To Install texlive-science 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-science on Ubuntu.

What is `texlive-science`

texlive-science is:

This package includes the following CTAN packages:

12many – Generalising mathematical index sets

accents – Multiple mathematical accents

alg – LaTeX environments for typesetting algorithms

algobox – Typeset Algobox programs

algorithm2e – Floating algorithm environment with algorithmic keywords

algorithmicx – The algorithmic style you always wanted

algorithms – A suite of tools for typesetting algorithms in pseudo-code

algpseudocodex – Package for typesetting pseudocode

algxpar – Support multiple lines pseudocode

aligned-overset – Fix alignment at \overset or \underset

amscdx – Enhanced commutative diagrams

amstex – American Mathematical Society plain TeX macros

apxproof – Proofs in appendix

autobreak – Simple line breaking of long formulae

axodraw2 – Feynman diagrams in a LaTeX document

backnaur – Typeset Backus Naur Form definitions

begriff – Typeset Begriffschrift

binomexp – Calculate Pascal’s triangle

biocon – Typesetting biological species names

bitpattern – Typeset bit pattern diagrams

bodeplot – Draw Bode, Nyquist and Nichols plots with gnuplot or pgfplots

bohr – Simple atom representation according to the Bohr model

boldtensors – Bold latin and greek characters through simple prefix characters

bosisio – A collection of packages by Francesco Bosisio

bpchem – Typeset chemical names, formulae, etc

bropd – Simplified brackets and differentials in LaTeX

bussproofs – Proof trees in the style of the sequent calculus

bussproofs-extra – Extra commands for bussproofs.sty

bytefield – Create illustrations for network protocol specifications

calculation – Typesetting reasoned calculations, also called calculational proofs

cartonaugh – A LuaLaTeX package for drawing karnaugh maps with up to 6 variables

cascade – Constructions with braces to present mathematical demonstrations

causets – Draw causal set (Hasse) diagrams

ccfonts – Support for Concrete text and math fonts in LaTeX

ccool – A key-value document command parser

chemarrow – Arrows for use in chemistry

chemcompounds – Simple consecutive numbering of chemical compounds

chemcono – Support for compound numbers in chemistry documents

chemexec – Creating (chemical) exercise sheets

chemformula – Command for typesetting chemical formulas and reactions

chemgreek – Upright Greek letters in chemistry

chemmacros – A collection of macros to support typesetting chemistry documents

chemnum – A method for numbering chemical compounds

chemplants – Symbology to draw chemical plants with TikZ

chemschemex – Typeset and cross-reference chemical schemes based on TikZ code

chemsec – Automated creation of numeric entity labels

chemstyle – Writing chemistry with style

clrscode – Typesets pseudocode as in Introduction to Algorithms

clrscode3e – Typesets pseudocode as in Introduction to Algorithms

codeanatomy – Typeset code with annotations

commath – Mathematics typesetting support

commutative-diagrams – CoDi: Commutative Diagrams for TeX

complexity – Computational complexity class names

computational-complexity – Class for the journal Computational Complexity

concmath – Concrete Math fonts

concrete – Concrete Roman fonts

conteq – Typeset multiline continued equalities

correctmathalign – Correct spacing of the alignment in expressions

cryptocode – Typesetting pseudocode, protocols, game-based proofs and black-box reductions in cryptography

decision-table – An easy way to create Decision Model and Notation decision tables

delim – Simplify typesetting mathematical delimiters

delimseasy – Delimiter commands that are easy to use and resize

delimset – Typeset and declare sets of delimiters with convenient size control

derivative – Nice and easy derivatives

diffcoeff – Write differential coefficients easily and consistently

digiconfigs – Writing “configurations”

dijkstra – Dijkstra algorithm for LaTeX

drawmatrix – Draw visual representations of matrices in LaTeX

drawstack – Draw execution stacks

dyntree – Construct Dynkin tree diagrams

easing – easing functions for pgfmath

ebproof – Formal proofs in the style of sequent calculus

econometrics – Defines some commands that simplify mathematic notation in economic and econometric writing

eltex – Simple circuit diagrams in LaTeX picture mode

emf – Support for the EMF symbol

endiagram – Easy creation of potential energy curve diagrams

engtlc – Support for users in Telecommunications Engineering

eqexpl – Align explanations for formulas

eqnarray – More generalised equation arrays with numbering

eqnnumwarn – Modifies the amsmath equation environments to warn for a displaced equation number

euclideangeometry – Draw geometrical constructions

extarrows – Extra Arrows beyond those provided in amsmath

extpfeil – Extensible arrows in mathematics

faktor – Typeset quotient structures with LaTeX

fascicules – Create mathematical manuals for schools

fnspe – Macros for supporting mainly students of FNSPE CTU in Prague

formal-grammar – Typeset formal grammars

fouridx – Left sub- and superscripts in maths mode

functan – Macros for functional analysis and PDE theory

galois – Typeset Galois connections

gastex – Graphs and Automata Simplified in TeX

gene-logic – Typeset logic formulae, etc

ghsystem – Globally harmonised system of chemical (etc) naming

glosmathtools – Mathematical nomenclature tools based on the glossaries package

gotoh – An implementation of the Gotoh sequence alignment algorithm

grundgesetze – Typeset Frege’s Grundgesetze der Arithmetik

gu – Typeset crystallographic group-subgroup-schemes

helmholtz-ellis-ji-notation – Beautiful in-line microtonal just intonation accidentals

hep – A “convenience wrapper” for High Energy Physics packages

hepnames – Pre-defined high energy particle names

hepparticles – Macros for typesetting high energy physics particle names

hepthesis – A class for academic reports, especially PhD theses

hepunits – A set of units useful in high energy physics applications

includernw – Include .Rnw inside .tex

interval – Format mathematical intervals, ensuring proper spacing

ionumbers – Restyle numbers in maths mode

isomath – Mathematics style for science and technology

jkmath – Macros for mathematics that make the code more readable

jupynotex – Include whole or partial Jupyter notebooks in LaTeX documents

karnaugh – Typeset Karnaugh-Veitch-maps

karnaugh-map – LaTeX package for drawing karnaugh maps with up to 6 variables

karnaughmap – Typeset Karnaugh maps

kvmap – Create Karnaugh maps with LaTeX

letterswitharrows – Draw arrows over math letters

lie-hasse – Draw Hasse diagrams

linenoamsmath – Use the lineno package together with amsmath

logicproof – Box proofs for propositional and predicate logic

longdivision – Typesets long division

lpform – Typesetting linear programming formulations and sets of equations

lplfitch – Fitch-style natural deduction proofs

lstbayes – Listings language driver for Bayesian modeling languages

mathcommand – \newcommand-like commands for defining math macros

mathcomp – Text symbols in maths mode

mathfixs – Fix various layout issues in math mode

mathlig – Define maths “ligatures”

mathpartir – Typesetting sequences of math formulas, e.g. type inference rules

mathpunctspace – Control the space after punctuation in math expressions

matlab-prettifier – Pretty-print Matlab source code

matrix-skeleton – A PGF/TikZ library that simplifies working with multiple matrix nodes

mattens – Matrices/tensor typesetting

mecaso – Formulas frequently used in rigid body mechanics

membranecomputing – Membrane Computing notation

memorygraphs – TikZ styles to typeset graphs of program memory

mgltex – High-quality graphics from MGL scripts embedded in LaTeX documents

mhchem – Typeset chemical formulae/equations and H and P statements

mhequ – Multicolumn equations, tags, labels, sub-numbering

miller – Typeset miller indices

mismath – Miscellaneous mathematical macros

multiobjective – Symbols for multiobjective optimisation etc

natded – Typeset natural deduction proofs

nath – Natural mathematics notation

nchairx – Maths macros from chair X of Wurzburg University

nicematrix – Improve the typesetting of mathematical matrices with PGF

nuc – Notation for nuclear isotopes

nucleardata – Provides data about atomic nuclides for documents

numerica – Numerically evaluate mathematical expressions in LaTeX form

numerica-plus – Iteration and recurrence relations: finding fixed points, zeros and extrema of functions

numerica-tables – Create multi-column tables of mathematical functions

objectz – Macros for typesetting Object Z

oplotsymbl – Some symbols which are not easily available

ot-tableau – Optimality Theory tableaux in LaTeX

oubraces – Braces over and under a formula

pascaltriangle – Draw beautiful Pascal (Yanghui) triangles

perfectcut – Nested delimiters that consistently grow regardless of the contents

pfdicons – Draw process flow diagrams in chemical engineering

physconst – Macros for commonly used physical constants

physics – Macros supporting the Mathematics of Physics

physunits – Macros for commonly used physical units

pinoutikz – Draw chip pinouts with TikZ

pm-isomath – Poor man ISO math for pdfLaTeX users

polexpr – A parser for polynomial expressions

prftree – Macros for building proof trees

principia – Notations for typesetting the “Principia Mathematica”

proba – Shortcuts commands to symbols used in probability texts

proof-at-the-end – A package to move proofs to appendix

prooftrees – Forest-based proof trees (symbolic logic)

pseudo – Straightforward pseudocode

pseudocode – LaTeX environment for specifying algorithms in a natural way

pythonhighlight – Highlighting of Python code, based on the listings package

qsharp – Syntax highlighting for the Q# language

rank-2-roots – Draw (mathematical) rank 2 root systems

rbt-mathnotes – Rebecca Turner’s personal macros and styles for typesetting mathematics notes

rec-thy – Commands to typeset recursion theory papers

rest-api – Describing a rest api

revquantum – Hacks to make writing quantum papers for revtex4-1 less painful

ribbonproofs – Drawing ribbon proofs

rmathbr – Repeating of math operator at the broken line and the new line in inline equations

sankey – Draw Sankey diagrams with TikZ

sasnrdisplay – Typeset SAS or R code or output

sciposter – Make posters of ISO A3 size and larger

sclang-prettifier – Prettyprinting SuperCollider source code

scratchx – Include Scratch programs in LaTeX documents

sesamanuel – Class and package for sesamath books or paper

sfg – Draw signal flow graphs

shuffle – A symbol for the shuffle product

simplebnf – A simple package to format Backus-Naur form (BNF)

simpler-wick – Simpler Wick contractions

simplewick – Simple Wick contractions

sistyle – Package to typeset SI units, numbers and angles

siunits – International System of Units

siunitx – A comprehensive (SI) units package

skmath – Extensions to the maths command repertoir

spalign – Typeset matrices and arrays with spaces and semicolons as delimiters

spbmark – Customize superscripts and subscripts

stanli – TikZ Library for Structural Analysis

statex – Statistics style

statex2 – Statistics style

statistics – Compute and typeset statistics tables and graphics

statistik – Store statistics of a document

statmath – A LaTeX package for simple use of statistical notation

steinmetz – Print Steinmetz notation

stmaryrd – St Mary Road symbols for theoretical computer science

structmech – A TikZ command set for structural mechanics drawings

struktex – Draw Nassi-Shneiderman charts

substances – A database of chemicals

subsupscripts – A range of sub- and superscript commands

subtext – Easy text-style subscripts in math mode

susy – Macros for SuperSymmetry-related work

syllogism – Typeset syllogisms in LaTeX

synproof – Easy drawing of syntactic proofs

t-angles – Draw tangles, trees, Hopf algebra operations and other pictures

tablor – Create tables of signs and of variations

tensind – Typeset tensors

tensor – Typeset tensors

tex-ewd – Macros to typeset calculational proofs and programs in Dijkstra’s style

textgreek – Upright greek letters in text

textopo – Annotated membrane protein topology plots

thmbox – Decorate theorem statements

tiscreen – Mimic the screen of older Texas Instruments calculators

turnstile – Typeset the (logic) turnstile notation

ulqda – Support of Qualitative Data Analysis

unitsdef – Typesetting units in LaTeX

venn – Creating Venn diagrams with MetaPost

witharrows – “Aligned” math environments with arrows for comments

xymtex – Typesetting chemical structures

yhmath – Extended maths fonts for LaTeX

youngtab – Typeset Young-Tableaux

yquant – Typesetting quantum circuits in a human-readable language

ytableau – Many-featured Young tableaux and Young diagrams

zx-calculus – A library to typeset ZX Calculus diagrams

There are three methods to install texlive-science 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-science 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-science using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install texlive-science

Install texlive-science Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install texlive-science using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install texlive-science

Install texlive-science 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-science using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install texlive-science

How To Uninstall texlive-science on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the texlive-science package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove texlive-science

Uninstall texlive-science And Its Dependencies

To uninstall texlive-science and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove texlive-science

Remove texlive-science Configurations and Data

To remove texlive-science configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge texlive-science

Remove texlive-science configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove texlive-science configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge texlive-science

Dependencies

texlive-science have the following dependencies:

References

texlive-science website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-science package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.