How To Install libtexluajit2 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtexluajit2 on Debian 9. libtexluajit2 is TeX Live

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtexluajit2 on Debian 9.

What is libtexluajit2

libtexluajit2 is:

The LuaJIT library as used within LuaJITTeX.

There are three methods to install libtexluajit2 on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libtexluajit2 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libtexluajit2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtexluajit2

Install libtexluajit2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libtexluajit2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libtexluajit2

Install libtexluajit2 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libtexluajit2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libtexluajit2

How To Uninstall libtexluajit2 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libtexluajit2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libtexluajit2

Uninstall libtexluajit2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libtexluajit2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtexluajit2

Remove libtexluajit2 Configurations and Data

To remove libtexluajit2 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtexluajit2

Remove libtexluajit2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libtexluajit2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtexluajit2

Dependencies

libtexluajit2 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtexluajit2 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.