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tlmgr remove — Uninstall TeX Live packages. By default, removed packages will be backed up to `./tlpkg/backups` und

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Problem

How to use the tlmgr remove command: Uninstall TeX Live packages. By default, removed packages will be backed up to ./tlpkg/backups under the TL installation directory. More information: <https://www.tug.org/texlive/doc/tlmgr.html#remove-option...-pkg>.

Solution

tlmgr remove — Uninstall TeX Live packages. By default, removed packages will be backed up to ./tlpkg/backups under the TL installation directory. More information: <https://www.tug.org/texlive/doc/tlmgr.html#remove-option...-pkg>.

Uninstall a TeX Live package:
sudo tlmgr remove {{package}}


Simulate uninstalling a package without making any changes:
tlmgr remove --dry-run {{package}}


Uninstall a package without its dependencies:
sudo tlmgr remove --no-depends {{package}}


Uninstall a package and back it up to a specific directory:
sudo tlmgr remove --backupdir {{path/to/directory}} {{package}}


Uninstall all of TeX Live, asking for confirmation:
sudo tlmgr remove --all

Code Snippets

Uninstall a TeX Live package

sudo tlmgr remove {{package}}

Simulate uninstalling a package without making any changes

tlmgr remove --dry-run {{package}}

Uninstall a package without its dependencies

sudo tlmgr remove --no-depends {{package}}

Uninstall a package and back it up to a specific directory

sudo tlmgr remove --backupdir {{path/to/directory}} {{package}}

Uninstall all of TeX Live, asking for confirmation

sudo tlmgr remove --all

Context

tldr-pages: common/tlmgr remove

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