Ability to update texlive packages on ubuntu

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Ability to update texlive packages on ubuntu

I am using texlive on ubuntu and having issues with some packages used as they are too old. Downloading them from CTAN manually and installing fixes them but this is time consuming.

On windows we use Miktex and just update to all the latest packages.

Is there a way to update the packages in texlive to the latest from CTAN without going through the laborious process?

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from the command line: sudo tlmgr update --all

tlmgr is included in texlive 2008. it pretty nice. Pre-texlive 2008 (i.e., the one from the package manager) i can't help you.

Mica 2009-07-28 17:43:03

Yes, I have discovered that the texlive in even the latest ubuntu (9.04) is pre texlive-2008. I am trying to install the latest textlive to see if this fixes my issues.

Tom 2009-07-28 21:56:55

TeX Live 2008 is now frozen and packages won't be updated until TeX Live 2009 comes out (hopefully soon-ish).

Will Robertson 2009-07-29 03:10:35

on a side note... why are all the distros (by "all" i mean ubuntu and fedora, in my experience) using pre texlive2008? it has been out for a while...

Mica 2009-07-29 16:09:38

Which package is this in? I can't find it.

Paul Biggar 2009-08-07 15:00:53

Paul -- this is not a macro package. Its part of TeXLive 2008. Pre TexLive 2008 will not have this program.

Mica 2009-08-07 16:04:45

I meant which ubuntu package. But I missed the bit where ubuntu 9.04 is missing texlive 2008, and so doesnt have it. Thanks.

Paul Biggar 2009-08-07 18:44:10

www.tug.org has a slim install package for texlive 2008. it's a pretty easy install, i just did it yesterday on an xubuntu jaunty box. works well, and tlmgr is good.

Mica 2009-08-07 21:23:34

I have just added an Ubuntu idea. Please vote for it (or add a better solution) if you think that TeX Live should be updated to a newer distribution.

I freely admit that this is not an immediate help, but given enough votes for the "Ubuntu idea" it might help in future releases - so I felt justified in posting it here. Please feel free to remove this "answer" if you think differently.

mzuther 2009-11-14 12:10:27

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