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How to install TeX Live full in Ubuntu?
From the Ubuntu repositories To install TeX Live, simply install texlive using the Ubuntu Software Centre (or aptitude, apt-get, or synaptic). This will install a basic subset of TeX Live’s functionality. To install the complete TeX Live distribution, install texlive-full.
How to install TeX Live full in linux?
The commands will be in the form of sudo apt-get install texlive-lang-dutch (put your language name here. If unsure, issue command sudo apt-get install texlive-full to see which packages are selected, pick-up your necessary name(s), answer `No’ to installation, and then go for installation of that particular package).
How to install TeXLive on Ubuntu 12.04-tex latex?
When the above installation is complete, you will want to install the necessary language and font packages applicable to you. The commands will be in the form of sudo apt-get install texlive-lang-dutch (put your language name here.
Is there a better way to install texlive with package manager?
Following is the error sudo tlmgr update -all (running on Debian, switching to user mode!) cannot setup TLPDB in /home/kniwor/texmf at /usr/bin/tlmgr line 5336. Is there a better way to install texlive?
How to install RCS on Ubuntu 12.04-tex-latex?
Installing RCS (sudo apt-get install rcs rcs-latex), will help you maintain the versions of your LaTeX documents. Should you need a package in future, please use the command apt-cache search to find the package and then use the sudo apt-get install command to install the package.
Martin Betz’s answer is great but it is missing one line that caused issue on my machine (Ubuntu 13.04). This was for upgrading from 2012 to 2013. After 5., run sudo apt-get remove tex-common –purge. If not, you may have the problem I faced here Does TeXLive2013 need any special install instructions?