How to Install and Uninstall tex-common Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: May 11,2024

1. Install "tex-common" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install tex-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                tex-common
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "tex-common" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall tex-common on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                tex-common
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the tex-common package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: tex-common
Architecture: all
Version: 6.04ubuntu1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: tex
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian TeX maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 831
Depends: ucf, dpkg (>= 1.14.18)
Suggests: debhelper (>= 7.0.8)
Conflicts: context (<= 2011.05.18.20110627-1), tetex-base (<< 2007), texlive-common (<< 2009)
Breaks: alqalam (<= 0.2-5), cm-super (<= 0.3.4-4), cm-super-minimal (<= 0.3.4-7), context-doc-nonfree (<= 2012.06.27-1), gregoriotex (<= 2.0-1.1), itrans (<= 5.3-10), jadetex (<= 3.13-12), ko.tex-base (<= 0.1.0+20071012-1), ko.tex-extra (<= 0.1.0+20071012-1), latex-cjk-chinese (<< 4.8.2+git20111216-2), latex-cjk-chinese-arphic-bkai00mp (<= 1.21+nmu1), latex-cjk-chinese-arphic-bsmi00lp (<= 1.21+nmu1), latex-cjk-chinese-arphic-gbsn00lp (<= 1.21+nmu1), latex-cjk-chinese-arphic-gkai00mp (<= 1.21+nmu1), latex-cjk-japanese-wadalab (<= 0.20050817-15), latex-cjk-thai (<= 4.8.2+git20111216-1), latex-fonts-sipa-arundina (<= 0.2.0-1), latex-fonts-thai-tlwg (<= 1:0.5.0-1), latex-sanskrit (<= 2.2-8), lmodern (<= 2.004.1-3.1), luatex (<< 0.70.1), musixtex (<= 1:0.115-2), scalable-cyrfonts-tex (<= 4.15), tex-gyre (<= 2.004.1-2.1), texlive-base (<< 2015), texlive-binaries (<< 2015), texlive-common (<< 2010), texlive-lang-arab (<< 2012), thailatex (<< 2013), tipa (<= 2:1.3-15)
Replaces: dvipdfmx, tetex-base (<= 3.0-10)
Filename: pool/main/t/tex-common/tex-common_6.04ubuntu1_all.deb
Size: 544996
MD5sum: 77b86ceeefee93163cd55495736b3165
SHA1: 860329e76fea2ccdb0dba09e77e105e6ceb6bfa1
SHA256: f8ada5e52bce20821d956d29fe082ffa2e56bab532a0a1d310b116ddb82aa082
SHA512: d288b6ccd76ecff28163b0a240765985875359c67ebdf00266191fffed87faffa47ae1a75066e8df9cf9c2dbc3f50dac3ae4be4a5687dbe967cf849fe278ee48
Description-en: common infrastructure for building and installing TeX
This package contains a number of scripts and common configuration
files that are needed to install a TeX System.
.
It also contains debhelper-like programs useful for building TeX
packages.
Description-md5: 9c5d58c83f2a52331afe0a8e3cd67376
Task: edubuntu-desktop-gnome, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntustudio-fonts
Supported: 5y

Package: tex-common
Priority: optional
Section: tex
Installed-Size: 831
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian TeX maintainers
Architecture: all
Version: 6.04
Replaces: dvipdfmx, tetex-base (<= 3.0-10)
Depends: ucf, dpkg (>= 1.14.18)
Suggests: debhelper (>= 7.0.8)
Conflicts: context (<= 2011.05.18.20110627-1), tetex-base (<< 2007), texlive-common (<< 2009)
Breaks: alqalam (<= 0.2-5), cm-super (<= 0.3.4-4), cm-super-minimal (<= 0.3.4-7), context-doc-nonfree (<= 2012.06.27-1), gregoriotex (<= 2.0-1.1), itrans (<= 5.3-10), jadetex (<= 3.13-12), ko.tex-base (<= 0.1.0+20071012-1), ko.tex-extra (<= 0.1.0+20071012-1), latex-cjk-chinese (<< 4.8.2+git20111216-2), latex-cjk-chinese-arphic-bkai00mp (<= 1.21+nmu1), latex-cjk-chinese-arphic-bsmi00lp (<= 1.21+nmu1), latex-cjk-chinese-arphic-gbsn00lp (<= 1.21+nmu1), latex-cjk-chinese-arphic-gkai00mp (<= 1.21+nmu1), latex-cjk-japanese-wadalab (<= 0.20050817-15), latex-cjk-thai (<= 4.8.2+git20111216-1), latex-fonts-sipa-arundina (<= 0.2.0-1), latex-fonts-thai-tlwg (<= 1:0.5.0-1), latex-sanskrit (<= 2.2-8), lmodern (<= 2.004.1-3.1), luatex (<< 0.70.1), musixtex (<= 1:0.115-2), scalable-cyrfonts-tex (<= 4.15), tex-gyre (<= 2.004.1-2.1), texlive-base (<< 2015), texlive-binaries (<< 2015), texlive-common (<< 2010), texlive-lang-arab (<< 2012), thailatex (<< 2013), tipa (<= 2:1.3-15)
Filename: pool/main/t/tex-common/tex-common_6.04_all.deb
Size: 544746
MD5sum: b028d71b89d868be391754abea89137c
SHA1: a87bdc35fa7920d306f7156b54bc606959bc0fd5
SHA256: c72e6975f6ebfe2d9150f6797cacb20cbf655a7ef2e6daa60e4127f6a22c1034
Description-en: common infrastructure for building and installing TeX
This package contains a number of scripts and common configuration
files that are needed to install a TeX System.
.
It also contains debhelper-like programs useful for building TeX
packages.
Description-md5: 9c5d58c83f2a52331afe0a8e3cd67376
Multi-Arch: foreign
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: edubuntu-desktop-gnome, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-frontend, mythbuntu-desktop, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-slave, mythbuntu-backend-master, mythbuntu-backend-master, ubuntustudio-fonts