How to install texlive-extra-utils on Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?

In this article we are going to learn the commands and steps to install texlive-extra-utils package on Ubuntu 16.10.


 

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Quick installation of texlive-extra-utils:

Step 1: Update system:

	sudo apt-get update

Step 2: Install: texlive-extra-utils

Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:

	sudo apt-get install texlive-extra-utils

Package Details

Package:texlive-extra-utils
Version:2016.20160819-1
Maintainer:Ubuntu Developers
Home page:http://www.tug.org/texlive/
Description:TeX Live: TeX auxiliary programs Various useful, but non-essential, support programs. Includes programs and macros for DVI file manipulation, literate programming, patgen, and the TeX Works Editor. . This package includes the following CTAN packages: . a2ping -- Advanced PS, PDF, EPS converter . adhocfilelist -- '\listfiles' entries from the command line . arara -- Automation of LaTeX compilation . bibtex8 -- A fully 8-bit adaptation of BibTeX 0.99 . bibtexu -- . bundledoc -- Bundle together all the files needed to build a LaTeX document . checklistings -- Pass verbatim contents through a compiler and reincorporate the resulting output . ctan_chk -- Ctan guidelines verifier and corrector for uploading projects . ctanify -- Prepare a package for upload to CTAN . ctanupload -- Support for users uploading to CTAN . ctie -- C version of tie (merging Web change files) . cweb -- A Web system in C . de-macro -- Expand private macros in a document . detex -- Strip TeX from a source file . dtl -- Tools to dis-assemble and re-assemble DVI files . dtxgen -- Creates a template for a self-extracting .dtx file . dvi2tty -- Produce ASCII from DVI . dviasm -- A utility for editing DVI files . dvicopy -- Copy DVI files, flattening VFs . dviljk -- DVI to Laserjet output . dvipos -- . dvisvgm -- Convert DVI files to Scalable Vector Graphics format (SVG) . findhyph -- Find hyphenated words in a document . hook-pre-commit-pkg -- Pre-commit git hook for LaTeX package developpers . hyphenex -- US English hyphenation exceptions file . installfont -- A bash script for installing a LaTeX font family . latex-git-log -- Typeset git log information . latex2man -- Translate LaTeX-based manual pages into Unix man format . latexfileversion -- Prints the version and date of a LaTeX class or style file . latexpand -- Expand \input and \include in a LaTeX document . latexindent -- Indent a LaTeX document, highlighting the programming structure . ltxfileinfo -- Print version information for a LaTeX file . ltximg -- Split LaTeX files to sanitise a conversion process . listings-ext -- Automated input of source . make4ht -- A build system for tex4ht . match_parens -- Find mismatches of parentheses, braces, (angle) brackets, in texts . mflua -- . mkjobtexmf -- Generate a texmf tree for a particular job . patgen -- Generate hyphenation patterns . pdfbook2 -- Create booklets from PDF files . pdfcrop -- Crop PDF graphics . pdfjam -- Shell scripts interfacing to pdfpages . pdflatexpicscale -- Support software for downscaling graphics to be included by pdfLaTeX . pdftools -- PDF-related utilities, including PostScript-to-PDF conversion . pdfxup -- Create n-up PDF pages with minimal margins . pfarrei -- LaTeX support of pastors' and priests' work . pkfix -- Replace pk fonts in PostScript with Type 1 fonts . pkfix-helper -- Make PostScript files accessible to pkfix . pythontex -- Run Python from within a document, typesetting the results . seetexk -- Utilities for manipulating DVI files . srcredact -- A tool for redacting sources . sty2dtx -- Create a .dtx file from a .sty file . synctex -- . tex4ebook -- Convertor from LaTeX to ebook formats . texcount -- Count words in a LaTeX document . texdef -- Display the definitions of TeX commands . texdiff -- Compare documents and produce tagged merge . texdirflatten -- Collect files related to a LaTeX job in a single directory . texfot -- Filter clutter from the output of a TeX run . texliveonfly -- On-the-fly download of missing TeX live packages . texloganalyser -- Analyse TeX logs . texosquery -- Cross-platform Java application to query OS information . texware -- Utility programs for use with TeX . tie -- Allow multiple web change files . tpic2pdftex -- Use tpic commands in pdfTeX . typeoutfileinfo -- Display class/package/file information . web -- original web programs tangle and weave
Distro:Ubuntu 16.10
Release:
Repo/Section:tex

How to install texlive-extra-utils on Ubuntu 16.10?

How to install texlive-extra-utils on Ubuntu 16.10 (Yakkety Yak)?

First of all update your system with the command:

sudo apt-get update

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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 16.10 on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.

After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.

If texlive-extra-utils is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L texlive-extra-utils' will give followin error.

deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L texlive-extra-utils
dpkg-query: package 'texlive-extra-utils' is not installed
Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files,
and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ 

Installing texlive-extra-utils:

After system update use the following command to install texlive-extra-utils:

sudo apt-get install texlive-extra-utils

Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 16.10 Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.

How to uninstall/remove texlive-extra-utils from Ubuntu 16.10?

Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the texlive-extra-utils from Ubuntu 16.10. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.

To remove the texlive-extra-utils following command is used:

sudo apt-get remove  texlive-extra-utils

Following command is used to remove the texlive-extra-utils package along with its dependencies:

sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove texlive-extra-utils

This will remove texlive-extra-utils and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.

Completely removing texlive-extra-utils with all configuration files:

Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:

sudo apt-get purge texlive-extra-utils

or you can use following command also:

sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove texlive-extra-utils

Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with texlive-extra-utils package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.