How To Install texlive-luatex on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-luatex on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is texlive-luatex
texlive-luatex is:
Packages for LuaTeX, a Unicode-aware extension of pdfTeX, using Lua as an embedded scripting and extension language. http://luatex.org/
This package includes the following CTAN packages:
checkcites – Check citation commands in a document
chickenize – Use lua callbacks for “interesting” textual effects
combofont – Add NFSS-declarations of combo fonts to LuaLaTeX documents
cstypo – Czech typography rules enforced through LuaTeX hooks
ctablestack – Catcode table stable support
enigma – Encrypt documents with a three rotor Enigma
fontloader-luaotfload – Alternative fontloaders for luaotfload
interpreter – Translate input files on the fly
lua-visual-debug – Visual debugging with LuaLaTeX
lua2dox – Auto-documentation of lua code
luacode – Helper for executing lua code from within TeX
luahyphenrules – Loading patterns in LuaLaTeX with language.dat
luaindex – Create index using LuaLaTeX
luainputenc – Replacing inputenc for use in LuaTeX
luaintro – Examples from the book “Einfuhrung in LuaTeX und LuaLaTeX”
lualatex-doc – A guide to use of LaTeX with LuaTeX
lualatex-math – Fixes for mathematics-related LuaLaTeX issues
lualibs – Additional Lua functions for LuaTeX macro programmers
luamplib – Use LuaTeX’s built-in MetaPost interpreter
luaotfload – OpenType ’loader’ for Plain TeX and LaTeX
luapackageloader – Allow LuaTeX to load external Lua packages
luatex85 – pdfTeX aliases for LuaTeX
luatexbase – Basic resource management for LuaTeX code
luatexko – Typeset Korean with Lua(La)TeX
luatextra – Additional macros for Plain TeX and LaTeX in LuaTeX
luaxml – Lua library for reading and serialising XML files
nodetree – visualize node lists in a tree view
odsfile – Read OpenDocument Spreadsheet documents as LaTeX tables
placeat – Absolute content positioning
selnolig – Selectively disable typographic ligatures
spelling – Support for spell-checking of LuaTeX documents
typewriter – Typeset with a randomly variable monospace font
There are three methods to install texlive-luatex 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-luatex 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-luatex using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install texlive-luatex
Install texlive-luatex Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install texlive-luatex using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install texlive-luatex
Install texlive-luatex 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-luatex using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install texlive-luatex
How To Uninstall texlive-luatex on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the texlive-luatex package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove texlive-luatex
Uninstall texlive-luatex And Its Dependencies
To uninstall texlive-luatex and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove texlive-luatex
Remove texlive-luatex Configurations and Data
To remove texlive-luatex configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge texlive-luatex
Remove texlive-luatex configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove texlive-luatex configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge texlive-luatex
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-luatex package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
