How To Install libtexlua52 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtexlua52 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libtexlua52
libtexlua52 is:
The Lua 5.2 library as used within LuaTeX.
There are three methods to install libtexlua52 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 libtexlua52 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libtexlua52 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libtexlua52
Install libtexlua52 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libtexlua52 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libtexlua52
Install libtexlua52 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 libtexlua52 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libtexlua52
How To Uninstall libtexlua52 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libtexlua52 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libtexlua52
Uninstall libtexlua52 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libtexlua52 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtexlua52
Remove libtexlua52 Configurations and Data
To remove libtexlua52 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libtexlua52
Remove libtexlua52 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libtexlua52 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libtexlua52
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libtexlua52 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
