How to Install and Uninstall texlive Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: April 28,2024

1. Install "texlive" package

This is a short guide on how to install texlive on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                texlive
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "texlive" package

Please follow the steps below to uninstall texlive on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                texlive
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the texlive package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: texlive
Architecture: all
Version: 2017.20180305-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/tex
Source: texlive-base
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian TeX Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 69
Depends: texlive-fonts-recommended (>= 2017.20170628), texlive-latex-base (>= 2017.20170628), texlive-latex-recommended (>= 2017.20170628)
Filename: pool/universe/t/texlive-base/texlive_2017.20180305-1_all.deb
Size: 14396
MD5sum: f499db4db86db22641ec972afad50ef7
SHA1: 9cc0ca04a09ccb75d340c5d3632c3a83cb4284ba
SHA256: 2a18ac9b01a74a2b51be79cacf79a29e353dfe6b02b038a103ffb2392e9a2da0
Homepage: http://www.tug.org/texlive/
Description: TeX Live: A decent selection of the TeX Live packages
Description-md5: 19838094eeee28c5a5392b813c6cec17
Supported: 3y