ptex-bin software package provides TeX Live: transitional dummy package, 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 ptex-bin
ptex-bin is installed in your system.
Make ensure the ptex-bin package were installed using the commands given below,
$ sudo dpkg-query -l | grep ptex-bin *
You will get with ptex-bin package name, version, architecture and description in a table
| Distro | Ubuntu 14 04 lts trusty tahr |
| Section | TeX |
| Package | ptex-bin |
| Version | 2013.20140215-1 |
| Description | TeX Live: transitional dummy package |
| Sub Section | TeX |