sudo apt update
sudo apt install pandoc

pandoc example.tex -o example.pdf --pdf-engine=pdflatex

# xelatex supports more fonts and might give better results. YMMV.
pandoc example.tex -o example.pdf --pdf-engine=xelatex

# adding metadata
pandoc example.tex -o example.pdf \
    --pdf-engine=xelatex \
    --template=my_template.tex \  # Use a custom template
    --metadata title="My PDF" \     # Set document metadata
    --metadata author="fyx(me)"

sudo apt update
sudo apt install texlive-latex-base texlive-latex-extra texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-xetex