How To Install libtexluajit-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtexluajit-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libtexluajit-dev is Tex Live

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libtexluajit-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libtexluajit-dev

libtexluajit-dev is:

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

There are three methods to install libtexluajit-dev 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 libtexluajit-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 libtexluajit-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libtexluajit-dev

Install libtexluajit-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libtexluajit-dev

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

sudo aptitude -y install libtexluajit-dev

How To Uninstall libtexluajit-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libtexluajit-dev

Uninstall libtexluajit-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libtexluajit-dev

Remove libtexluajit-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libtexluajit-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libtexluajit-dev

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

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

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

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Summary

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