[tex-live] tlmgr on Ubuntu linux?

[Nicolas Vaughan]

Dear Norbert,
Thanks a lot. I'll install Tex Live 2008 then.
Best wishes,
Nicolas


On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 3:16 PM, Norbert Preining <preining at logic.at> wrote:

> On So, 08 Feb 2009, Nicolas Vaughan wrote:
> > I use TeX Live 2008 both on Ubuntu Linux and Windows Vista. On Windows I
> use
> > tlmgr to download and install updates, but tlmgr isn't available on
> Ubuntu.
> > (I use Synaptics manager to download the FULL instalation of TeX Live
> 2008.)
>
> I guess you are using
>        TeX Live     ___ 2 0 0 7 ___
> on Ubuntu, because that is what Debian ships.
>
> > Is tlmgr available for Linux? Or else, how can I update TeX Live's
> packages?
>
> No way. You have to wait for Debian (=me and Frank) to package TL2008
> for Debian and for Ubuntu to fetch it from Debian.
>
> Or you install TL2008 as normal user or root on your Ubuntu box and use
> it directly, and not via the Debian/Ubuntu packages.
>
> Best wishes
>
> Norbert
>
>
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