How To Install texlive-lang-indic on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-lang-indic on Ubuntu 18.04. texlive-lang-indic is TeX Live

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-lang-indic on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is texlive-lang-indic

texlive-lang-indic is:

This is a transitional package for texlive-lang-indic to ensure proper upgrade to texlive-lang-other. It can be safely removed after the installation is complete.

There are three methods to install texlive-lang-indic 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 texlive-lang-indic Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install texlive-lang-indic

Install texlive-lang-indic Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install texlive-lang-indic using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install texlive-lang-indic

Install texlive-lang-indic 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 texlive-lang-indic using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install texlive-lang-indic

How To Uninstall texlive-lang-indic on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the texlive-lang-indic package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove texlive-lang-indic

Uninstall texlive-lang-indic And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove texlive-lang-indic

Remove texlive-lang-indic Configurations and Data

To remove texlive-lang-indic configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge texlive-lang-indic

Remove texlive-lang-indic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove texlive-lang-indic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge texlive-lang-indic

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Summary

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