How to Install luatex software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

How to Install luatex software package in Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)

luatex software package provides next generation TeX engine, you can install in your Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr) by running the commands given below on the terminal,

$ sudo apt-get update
$ sudo apt-get install luatex 

luatex is installed in your system.

Make ensure the luatex package were installed using the commands given below,

$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep luatex *

You will get with luatex package name, version, architecture and description in a table

luatex package basic information:

Distro Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr
Section TeX
Package luatex
Version 0.76.0-3ubuntu1
Description next generation TeX engine
Sub Section TeX


See Also, How to uninstall or remove luatex software package from Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)?