How To Install texlive-full on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-full on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is texlive-full
texlive-full is:
The TeX Live software distribution offers a complete TeX system. It encompasses programs for typesetting, previewing and printing of TeX documents in many different languages, and a large collection of TeX macros and font libraries. . The distribution also includes extensive general documentation about TeX, as well as the documentation accompanying the included software packages.
There are three methods to install texlive-full on Ubuntu 20.04. 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-full 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-full using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install texlive-full
Install texlive-full Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install texlive-full using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install texlive-full
Install texlive-full 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-full using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install texlive-full
How To Uninstall texlive-full on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the texlive-full package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove texlive-full
Uninstall texlive-full And Its Dependencies
To uninstall texlive-full and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove texlive-full
Remove texlive-full Configurations and Data
To remove texlive-full configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge texlive-full
Remove texlive-full configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove texlive-full configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge texlive-full
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-full package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
