[tex-live] texlive 2012 package installation (bug?)

Lars Madsen daleif at imf.au.dk
Wed Jul 11 17:25:16 CEST 2012


Norbert Preining wrote, On 2012-07-11 17:12:
> Hi Rick,
> 
>> I have a problem installing packages in the new tl release.
> 
> No, you have a problem reading the install instructions.
> 
> 
>>     /usr/local/texlive/2012/texmf-dist/tex/latex/
>>
>> and in 
>>
>>     /usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/
> 
> You have added the path /usr/local/texlive/2012/bin/YOURARCH 
> to the END (!!!!) of the PATH environment,.
> 
> So when you run
>    latex
> you run the latex that ships with Ubuntu 11.10 instead of the one in /usr/local/texlive/2012/bin/x86_64-linux/latex.
> 
> But why don't you stick to normal Ubuntu = Debian TeX Live since it is the same as TL 2012 DVD plus some addons!!!!
> 
> Just call
>    apt-get install texlive-full
> as root and you are done....
> 
> Or pu the /usr/local/texlive/2012/bin/x86_64-linux/l path *BEFORE* everything else in the PaTH env var.
> 
> 
> Norbert
> TeX Live *and* Debian TeX Live
> 
> 


is TL 12 actually available for Ubuntu? The Ubuntu pages says that TL12 
will be included in 12.10, for 12.04 it is TL09.


-- 

/daleif


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