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

Last updated: December 24,2024

1. Install "texlive-generic-recommended" package

This is a short guide on how to install texlive-generic-recommended on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                texlive-generic-recommended
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "texlive-generic-recommended" package

Learn how to uninstall texlive-generic-recommended 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-recommended package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: texlive-generic-recommended
Architecture: all
Version: 2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: tex
Source: texlive-base
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian TeX Maintainers
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 6417
Depends: texlive-base (>= 2015), tex-common (>= 6)
Breaks: texlive-base (<< 2015)
Filename: pool/main/t/texlive-base/texlive-generic-recommended_2015.20160320-1ubuntu0.1_all.deb
Size: 2853168
MD5sum: c1bcda2064a7f4c1d454717bed51fa02
SHA1: 7f4d6ec027211ecc60055c26461eaa570410d169
SHA256: fdb9d19c01d611faa6a69236b030fec3eb450c734aff47d3d84e738454cb3200
SHA512: c5a7c47d10c06de0efd36bbbc70f149825333420c8cc7ce397777b1f0d51f89457128962c6a759dee9a892f618bd40b324cfd46d3343a6de037d8931b2741622
Homepage: http://www.tug.org/texlive/
Description-en: TeX Live: Generic recommended packages
Recommended packages that work with multiple formats.
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This package includes the following CTAN packages:
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apnum -- Arbitrary precision numbers implemented by TeX macros
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epsf -- Simple macros for EPS inclusion.
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fontname -- Scheme for naming fonts in TeX
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genmisc --
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kastrup -- Convert numbers into binary, octal and hexadecimal.
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multido -- A loop facility for Generic TeX.
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path -- Typeset paths, making them breakable.
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tex-ps -- TeX to PostScript generic macros and add-ons.
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ulem -- Package for underlining.
Description-md5: 2195af98c7abfb701c36a4807dd90dd1
Task: ubuntustudio-fonts
Supported: 5y

Package: texlive-generic-recommended
Priority: optional
Section: tex
Installed-Size: 6416
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian TeX Maintainers
Architecture: all
Source: texlive-base
Version: 2015.20160320-1
Depends: texlive-base (>= 2015), tex-common (>= 6)
Breaks: texlive-base (<< 2015)
Filename: pool/main/t/texlive-base/texlive-generic-recommended_2015.20160320-1_all.deb
Size: 2859820
MD5sum: 5ef01b1d3daf2c7a8764a6952416e5a9
SHA1: dbb2aed633d1577ec0703560db697e91b18ee5d2
SHA256: f1d65291543a2f44bf5485fe74ba6b4038ab028dcfdb6bb3d7a6660247594d6b
Description-en: TeX Live: Generic recommended packages
Recommended packages that work with multiple formats.
.
This package includes the following CTAN packages:
.
apnum -- Arbitrary precision numbers implemented by TeX macros
.
epsf -- Simple macros for EPS inclusion.
.
fontname -- Scheme for naming fonts in TeX
.
genmisc --
.
kastrup -- Convert numbers into binary, octal and hexadecimal.
.
multido -- A loop facility for Generic TeX.
.
path -- Typeset paths, making them breakable.
.
tex-ps -- TeX to PostScript generic macros and add-ons.
.
ulem -- Package for underlining.
Description-md5: 2195af98c7abfb701c36a4807dd90dd1
Multi-Arch: foreign
Homepage: http://www.tug.org/texlive/
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu
Supported: 5y
Task: ubuntustudio-fonts