{installing} is for questions regarding the installation of (La)TeX or any editor or other tool related to (La)TeX.
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How does LaTeX find package files?
On a fresh install of TeXlive on a Linux box (Linux Mint 11) I get the following error message:
! LaTeX Error: File `scalefnt.sty' not found.
But the file is there:
$ find /usr/ -name ...
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Can't install any LaTeX package [closed]
I have a big problem with LaTeX. Quickly said, I can't install any package. I'm using MiKTeX 2.9. I have tried to install many packages (manually or via mpm), but every effort was useless.
For ...
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Problems installing MikTex [closed]
I have managed to download the Protex package and install Texstudio. However, i keep failing in installing Miktex (I have tried to download it several times from different places to insure that it was ...
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How do I restore my TeX path?
I have an up-to-date installation of MacTeX (2012) on my machine, but a recent upgrade of my system software seems to have removed TeX from my path. TeX Live Utility recognizes my installation and ...
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How can I install citeref via tlmgr from TexLive 2012?
How can I install citeref via tlmgr from TexLive 2012 in Ubuntu 12.10?
Why was citeref.sty dropped in Texlive 2012?
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Does standalone LaTeX exist?
Is there a standalone version of LaTeX that might run of, say, a USB stick? So a version that doesn't need installing. I am looking for something to run under Windows.
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Error in installing packages [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How can I fix the error “GUI framework cannot be initialized” with TeXnicCenter and MiKTeX?
I am using window7 and MiKTeX2.9. I want to install new packages which is not ...
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Where to save lco templates for scrlttr2 letters?
In the german Koma Script Book I read about the elegant way to predefine the personal address in a .lco file like this
~/texmf/tex/latex/jd_private_v001.lco # <- added answer here for other ...
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subfigure.sty and acronym.sty not found
After my old computer broke down, i have installed latex again on my new computer with 64-bit windows 7. However, when I try to compile a simple example that alaways worked before, i always get the ...
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1answer
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Installing (a lightweight version of) latex on an external hard drive
I have a netbook which has about 3-4 gigs of space on it. Since it is a netbook, I didn't want to perform a full install of latex (~1gig) on it. It runs linux.
I was wondering if I could install ...
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1answer
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Font OT1/ptm/m/n/9=ptmr7t at 9.0pt not loadable: Metric (TFM) file not found [closed]
My .tex file failed the LaTeX compile with one of this problem, my OS is Ubuntu 12.04, and it seems to have the same problem in Fedora 16. Can someone help me with this?
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Where is TeXfont in TeX Live 2012?
All of the font installation instructions in the ConTeXt Wiki say to use TeXfont.
To my great despair, I can't seem to access TeXfontin my TeX Live installation on Windows. Given that I've installed ...
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MinionPro on Mac OS X
Has anyone been able to install the MinionPro package on OS X? I usually install (and update) TeX Live through MacPorts and the first package I have ever found that wasn't already included is ...
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How can I install uarial.sty on a mac?
I'm using TexShop (2.43 on 10.6) to manage LaTeX, but have the following error:
! LaTeX Error: File 'uarial.sty' not found.
I tried to use the approach in this question with
\usepackage{listings}
...
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1answer
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Where would I find ua1.zip?
I'm using TeXShop Version 2.47, and I know from having written a twenty page document last year using apa6e (which I typeset again with no problem today) that this system is in a functional state.
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Installing the comicsans package to MiKTeX
Consider this question theoretical in nature; an exercise to understand the TDS tree structure better. Assume one were attempting to install the comicsans package, which is part of neither of the two ...
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Installing mwe package
I am running a version of ubuntu that has TexLive 2009, which apparently does not come with tlmgr, so I have to install packages manually. I have done this before (extract to ...
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1answer
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Change the installation of TeX
I have updated my OS X to Mountain Lion, and am experiencing a problem. I have on my system two installations of TeX, namely MacTeX and TeXLive from macports. I am using only the first one, and the ...
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LaTeX install path on OS X
I run the MacTeX 2012 installer and it installed a bunch of apps and tools under /Applications/TeX. However, I can't find the latex executables.
There is no /usr/texbin, no /usr/local/texlive. If I ...
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TeXStudio could not start command (ProTeXt)
I am running Windows 7 and I have installed the ProTeXt package. I am using MiKTeX and TeXstudio however my TeXstudio seems not to work as I get the following error message:
Error: Could not start ...
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How to configure TeXLive search paths?
Every time I run pdflatex my whole home directory is scanned. It takes forever and one cpu core is at 100% usage.
I'm using Ubuntu 12.04 TeXLive packages and can't find where this is set.
kpsepath ...
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tlmgr cannot access working repository [closed]
I'm trying to install package from a repository via tlmgr and always get the error
tlmgr: package repository http://ctan.uni-altai.ru/
TLDownload::get_file: response error:
404 Not Found
permanent ...
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Help me for install mdframed on ubuntu 12.04 [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there an debian/ubuntu package containing mdframed.sty?
I am french teacher's .I want to install mdframed on ubuntu 12.04.
My english is not terrible. Would you like ...
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Problem Installing MiKTeX 2.9 under Windows XP Pro
Every time I try to install the full distribution of MiKTeX 2.9 under Windows XP Pro, I get the following error message.
Installation: C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9
Loading package database...
starting ...
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How to install new packages on Texmaker on Ubuntu?
How do I install new packages on Texmaker? I use Ubuntu 10.04 LTS.
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Want to install a new font in MiKTeX [closed]
I am using MiKTeX in PC with WinEDT 6.0 version. I want to use a new Type1 font for one of my document and I have *.afm and *.PFB files with me. How can I install a font newly and what are the map ...
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How do I enable package encxvlna? [closed]
Encxvlna is a package that inserts non-breaking space into Czech documents. However, it does not seem to work with texlive-2009-11 (the version in Ubuntu Natty). There is a manual describing its usage ...
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MacPorts: install packages for use in Texmaker
I'm using Texmaker and want to install the package algorithmicx to write some pseudocode. I've tried using MacPorts to download and install the package but I can't seem to load it in Texmaker or in ...
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How to install LaTeX compiler on Mac OS X without additional software
I want to install only the LaTeX compiler because I don't care about the additional software that comes with MacTeX.
I'm going to use Latexian for creating .tex documents.
Is this option possible?
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Manually install packages from dtx file on ubuntu [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I install an individual package on a Linux system?
My TeXLive doesn't have the standalone package. I read part of the documentation, the PDF file from the ...
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Installation of packages
How can I install a package that doesn't exist in my MikTeX 2.9 package manager? I have downloaded it from CTAN and then created a folder named ucharclasses that contains the ucharclasses.sty and ...
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Problems installing MathTime Professional 2 font on TexLive
Recently I've been trying to install the MathTime Professional 2 font (free Lite version). I'm using TeX Live on Ubuntu 12.04.
I downloaded the files and copied them over to the folder ...
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algorithm2e missing document mystery
I am trying to use the algorithm2e package. I downloaded the package from CTAN and verified that I can typeset its own documentation (algorithm2e.tex). I then try to write my own document that uses ...
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Stand-alone LaTeX -compiler for Windows i.e. without installation? Some USB -stick?
My university here provides TeXnicCenter without compiler. I am unable to install the compiler due to permissions, I am forced to work in Windows environment during classes without traditional *ix ...
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How to install “TeX Gyre Schola” font for MiKTeX?
I've followed the guide:
http://www.tug.org/fonts/fontinstall.html
and downloaded the font files from:
http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/fonts/tex-gyre/
Now there are 72 .map files under the map ...
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Where do I get the everyshi.sty file from?
I've downloaded and unzipped the ms folder which supposedly has the everyshi.sty file; however, to my dismay, the folder has every other file but that one! As a result, I'm failing to run TikZ, since ...
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How to install the algorithms package?
According to my ubuntu 11.04 my texlive is the latest version. But when I tried to \usepackage{algorithm} it says file algorithm.sty is not found. I read the algorithm.pdf manual and tried latex ...
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tlmgr usage to get a package from CTAN [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Where do I place my own .sty files, to make them available to all my .tex files?
How do I install an individual package on a Linux system?
I'd like to install this ...
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How to install MathTime Pro 2 fonts on MikTeX
I have been trying for a long time now to install the MathTime Professional II (mtpro2) fonts on my system. (I am running MikTeX 2.9 under Windows 7, but what likely matters is "recent MikTeX, under ...
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Compilation of LaTex in Windows? With TeXnicCenter or other software?
I am forced to use Windows -machine during certain classes, software provided by this party here. I have earlier compiled things through SSH but now trying to use Tex -softwares built for Windows ...
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Installation on OSX 10.7.4 [closed]
I used the mpkg. Installation went fine, but nothing works. I cannot typeset (the usual "/usr/texbin/pdflatex does not exist"). TeXLive cannot find a server to connect to. I tried reinstalling from ...
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Getting pdfLaTeX ro run on new install (Mac OS X Lion) [closed]
New laptop, and attempting to set up TeXShop . I downloaded MacTeX, and attempted to install (using install-tl), but Terminal said I did not have permission. Found instructions to enable root user, ...
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Redistributing pdfLaTeX as a part of an application
I have a "template" .tex file which I've created manually, and I want to be able to dynamically convert it to PDF in my software.
On my computer I use pdflatex for the conversion, but the end user ...
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1answer
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Free TeX/LaTeX software products whose installation on Windows 7 is relatively simple [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I install TeX/LaTeX on Windows 7
For some years I've been using Scientific WorkPlace (WYSIWYG front end to TeX for Windows) to create LaTeX documents, whose ...
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Why can't I install MacTeX or BasicTeX on my Mac?
I am a beginner for LaTeX and I was trying to install the package BasicTeX on my mac (version 10.7.3). Everything went well - downloading the .zip file from TUG, unarchiving--until I actually started ...
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Problems installing LaTeX packages
I'm running TeXnicCenter 1.0 and have just started in LaTeX. I have managed to get text in, get a lot of the formatting commands working and have rendered to pdf. It's awesome. My problem is packages, ...
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Installation error: ReadProcessMemory- or WriteProcessMemory- request fails [closed]
I'm trying to install MiKTeX 2.9 under 64-bit Windows 7. I keep getting this error-message from Windows:
C:\...\ProTeXt\MiKTeX\setup\setup-2.9.4503-x64.exe
Only part of the ReadProcessMemory- or ...
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How do I install an individual package on a Linux system?
I need to install a new TeX/LaTeX/ConTeXt package on my computer. I'm running Ubuntu/Fedora/Slackware/Some-Version-Of Linux. What are the possible ways to do this?
Note: We get a ...
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What is the easiest way to install additional packages when using texlive from the Fedora repos? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I install an individual package on a Linux system?
I stumbled upon a question here which recommends using tlmgr for conveniently installing additional packages. ...
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“File `realcalc.tex' not found” - after texlive-generic-extra installed?
Disclosure: my knowledge of LaTeX is extremely limited
I am trying to use pdflatex to convert foo.tex to foo.pdf.
When I first tried this I got error messages saying I was missing calc.sty so I ...
