How To Install libptexenc1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libptexenc1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libptexenc1 is TeX Live

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libptexenc1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libptexenc1

libptexenc1 is:

library for encoding support in pTeX, a Japanese TeX engine.

There are three methods to install libptexenc1 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libptexenc1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libptexenc1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libptexenc1

Install libptexenc1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libptexenc1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libptexenc1

Install libptexenc1 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 libptexenc1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libptexenc1

How To Uninstall libptexenc1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libptexenc1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libptexenc1

Uninstall libptexenc1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libptexenc1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libptexenc1

Remove libptexenc1 Configurations and Data

To remove libptexenc1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libptexenc1

Remove libptexenc1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libptexenc1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libptexenc1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libptexenc1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.