How to Install and Uninstall ptex-base Package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Last updated: May 04,2024

1. Install "ptex-base" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install ptex-base on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                ptex-base
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "ptex-base" package

Please follow the guidance below to uninstall ptex-base on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                ptex-base
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the ptex-base package on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS (Noble Numbat)

Package: ptex-base
Architecture: all
Version: 1:2.5-3.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/tex
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6482
Depends: texlive-base, texlive-base-bin, tex-common (>= 6.13)
Suggests: ptex-bin
Conflicts: platex-base
Filename: pool/universe/p/ptex-base/ptex-base_2.5-3.1_all.deb
Size: 160236
MD5sum: 5ec5912c3849f27ce72193654dacdaa2
SHA1: 1608efe8c27e3f37526417d2a3a89436a8c72fa3
SHA256: e4dd50e677cbfd8a79a83c6df147310f2a3407834b37a9a67d585ebea7b64c00
SHA512: 5878a5d9d210709ecde00e36c372d2f1b7e8ce6c429e17bf432c6929ef5b328a681e3fa54d4252a55c14df622a2dc54d5f81ab7651ed7447e113fa31472ef2d0
Description: basic ASCII pTeX library files
Description-md5: 12375b40ef5f5aec3a9f022573a8628a