How to Install and Uninstall texlive-generic-extra Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: December 29,2024

1. Install "texlive-generic-extra" package

This guide let you learn how to install texlive-generic-extra on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "texlive-generic-extra" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to uninstall texlive-generic-extra on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the texlive-generic-extra package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: texlive-generic-extra
Priority: optional
Section: universe/tex
Installed-Size: 19005
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian TeX Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: texlive-extra
Version: 2015.20160320-1
Replaces: texlive-music (<< 2014.20141107)
Depends: texlive-base (>= 2015), tex-common (>= 6)
Breaks: texlive-base (<< 2015)
Filename: pool/universe/t/texlive-extra/texlive-generic-extra_2015.20160320-1_all.deb
Size: 12972576
MD5sum: a93e830845154715f4e06fae35b2e568
SHA1: b5a32eed865525fc3bfad159c82958daa611806e
SHA256: c4bed02108ce041494ae329fe07860de08786d322827925d07402803b79ae9ee
Description-en: TeX Live: Generic additional packages
Extra packages that work with multiple formats, typically both TeX and
LaTeX.
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This package includes the following CTAN packages:
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abbr -- Simple macros supporting abreviations for Plain and LaTeX.
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abstyles -- Adaptable BibTeX styles.
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barr -- Diagram macros by Michael Barr
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bitelist -- Split list, in TeX's mouth.
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borceux -- Diagram macros by Francois Borceux.
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c-pascal -- Typeset Python, C and Pascal programs.
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catcodes -- Generic handling of TeX category codes
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chronosys -- Drawing time-line diagrams.
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colorsep -- Color separation.
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dinat -- Bibliography style for German texts.
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dirtree -- Display trees in the style of windows explorer.
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docbytex -- Creating documentation from source code
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dowith -- Apply a command to a list of items
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eijkhout -- Victor Eijkhout's packages.
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encxvlna -- Insert nonbreakable spaces, using encTeX.
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epigram -- Display short quotations.
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fenixpar -- One-shot changes to token registers such as \everypar.
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fltpoint -- Simple floating point arithmetic.
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fntproof -- A programmable font test pattern generator.
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gates -- Support for writing modular and customisable code.
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gobble -- More gobble macros for PlainTeX and LaTeX
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gtl -- Manipulating generalized token lists
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ifetex -- Provides \ifetex switch.
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iftex -- Am I running under pdfTeX, XeTeX or LuaTeX?
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insbox -- Insert pictures/boxes into paragraphs.
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lambda-lists -- Lists in TeX's mouth.
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langcode -- Simple language-dependent settings based on language codes.
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lecturer -- On-screen presentations for (almost) all formats.
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librarian -- Tools to create bibliographies in TeX.
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mathdots -- Commands to produce dots in math that respect font size.
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metatex -- Incorporate Metafont pictures in TeX source.
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midnight -- A set of useful macro tools.
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navigator -- PDF features across formats and engines.
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ofs -- Macros for managing large font collections.
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pdf-trans -- A set of macros for various transformations of TeX boxes.
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plainpkg -- A minimal method for making generic packages.
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schemata -- Print topical diagrams
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shade -- Shade pieces of text.
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systeme -- Format systems of equations.
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tabto-generic -- "Tab" to a measured position in the line.
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termmenu -- The package provides support for terminal-based menus using
expl3
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tracklang -- Language and dialect tracker.
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texapi -- Macros to write format-independent packages.
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upca -- Print UPC-A barcodes.
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xlop -- Calculates and displays arithmetic operations.
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yax -- Yet Another Key System.
Description-md5: c048cccf66fb235ad975b7ea94337618
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.tug.org/texlive/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu