How To Install libtexlua53-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtexlua53-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. libtexlua53-dev is Tex Live

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtexlua53-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libtexlua53-dev

libtexlua53-dev is:

This package contains the static library and header files for the texlua library.

There are three methods to install libtexlua53-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libtexlua53-dev Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtexlua53-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtexlua53-dev

Install libtexlua53-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtexlua53-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtexlua53-dev

Install libtexlua53-dev 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 libtexlua53-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtexlua53-dev

How To Uninstall libtexlua53-dev on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libtexlua53-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtexlua53-dev

Uninstall libtexlua53-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtexlua53-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtexlua53-dev

Remove libtexlua53-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libtexlua53-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtexlua53-dev

Remove libtexlua53-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtexlua53-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtexlua53-dev

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtexlua53-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.