tldr/pages/common/tlmgr-remove.md

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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/tlmgr.html.

  • 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