How to Install and Uninstall texlive Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: January 23,2025

You can also install and uninstall the texlive on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "texlive" package

This tutorial shows how to install texlive on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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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 guidance below to uninstall texlive on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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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 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: texlive
Architecture: all
Version: 2021.20220204-1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: universe/tex
Source: texlive-base
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian TeX Task Force
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 72
Depends: texlive-fonts-recommended (>= 2021.20210921), texlive-latex-base (>= 2021.20210921), texlive-latex-recommended (>= 2021.20210921)
Filename: pool/universe/t/texlive-base/texlive_2021.20220204-1_all.deb
Size: 14304
MD5sum: fb28df109aeb581614f4e24c39202e92
SHA1: 349c81452883d03ad306332b0e723b9deb1bd293
SHA256: df28c1ac683e7ced794e278e0f004199b698f7c7eb587855ba96a3c66edc7972
SHA512: d8a31594da955c4dd692aeb5f0456dc49609a330493a31f6a66ba107e74e67f7a6321614983b39a77e89a296d9b662ca36a7a1f907e9438f2b6a234ab2523f11
Homepage: http://www.tug.org/texlive/
Description: TeX Live: A decent selection of the TeX Live packages
Description-md5: 19838094eeee28c5a5392b813c6cec17