How To Install libtexlua53 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtexlua53 on Ubuntu 22.04. libtexlua53 is TeX Live

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtexlua53 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libtexlua53

libtexlua53 is:

The Lua 5.3 library as used within LuaTeX.

There are three methods to install libtexlua53 on Ubuntu 22.04. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtexlua53

Install libtexlua53 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtexlua53

Install libtexlua53 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtexlua53

How To Uninstall libtexlua53 on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libtexlua53

Uninstall libtexlua53 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtexlua53 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtexlua53

Remove libtexlua53 Configurations and Data

To remove libtexlua53 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtexlua53

Remove libtexlua53 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtexlua53

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtexlua53 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.