How to Install and Uninstall ptex-base Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "ptex-base" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install ptex-base on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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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

This is a short guide on how to uninstall ptex-base on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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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 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: ptex-base
Architecture: all
Version: 1:2.5-3
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)
Suggests: ptex-bin
Conflicts: platex-base
Filename: pool/universe/p/ptex-base/ptex-base_2.5-3_all.deb
Size: 154262
MD5sum: cfa6ed9a00a541d0bbf199cf563dc775
SHA1: 80135ff5a127e27b37c42d6399dee972b3f65164
SHA256: 8b6cfa5c15bbd4d50b1e73ecb9d4e694ad481b897e5d2fd6835f11acae76ee66
Description: basic ASCII pTeX library files
Description-md5: 12375b40ef5f5aec3a9f022573a8628a