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I can't get LaTeX to recognize the Venndiagram package even though TeX Live says the package is installed [closed]
I am new to using LaTeX, I have not figured out how to properly install a package yet. I believe this is my issue, if someone could help guide me through the proper way of doing so I would appreciate ...
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install a .sty code [duplicate]
How can I install this code of .sty? I would like to make this calendar, so I need to install it.
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MiKTeX 2.9 Package Manager and Updater crash - problem with repositories?
I installed MiKTeX Basic on Windows XP Professional (v. 2002, with Service Pack 3) (32) (at work), but it keeps crashing when I try to look up updates or install packages. It seems to not be able to ...
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Installing amsthm.sty under MiKTeX
On the LaTeX wikibooks I saw that there is an easy way to make theorems: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Theorems
The problem is that \usepackage{amsthm} doesn't work - asmthm.sty is not found. ...
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MiKTeX: […] does not seem to be a local package repository
I used MiKTeX 2.9 on windows.
I have downloaded a package I want to install from the internet (manually, not through MiKTeX). The archive (*.lmza) containing the package was saved to a directory on my ...
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Can I avoid connecting to MiKTeX update server? [closed]
It seems that each time I try to update/install new packages, the MiKTeX update wizard will internally first connect to http://api.miktex.org/Repository.asmx.
Is it possible to skip this step? It's ...
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LaTeX packages: automatic versus manual installation, and related issues
I often run into problems in LaTeX with packages. I did a reinstall (MiKTeX) and it seemed to fix some issues with knowing where packages coming from or going. In general, I am not sure what should or ...
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installing imsart
I am experiencing difficulties with installing imsart package.
I am using Windows 7, 64-bit system. My TeX directory look like this:
C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9
and
C:\Program Files ...
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How do I install mtpro2?
I have been unsuccessful in getting the mtpro2 package to work.
I am running WinEdt 7 and MiKTeX 2.9 in Windows 7.
I'm about to give up on it, but I really want the \widehat feature to produce ...
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Auto Package download for TeXLive
I use MiKTeX on Windows and quite satisfied with it. Recently I started switching all my tasks toward open-source alternatives, and in the course I would love to use Linux. But the problem is in Linux ...
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How to convert a package file (*.lzma) to . *cls and .*sty? [closed]
How can I convert a *.lzma file to *.cls and *.sty? Because I need it without need downloading .*cls and .*sty files.
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How to install texlive-fonts-recommended (from Debian/Ubuntu) into texlive2012 (from CTAN)?
while compiling my tex file, I am getting lots of this error --
kpathsea: Running mktexpk --mfmode ljfour --bdpi 600 --mag 0+540/600 --dpi 540 zplmr7v
mktexpk: don't know how to create bitmap font ...
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Compiling .dtx file to .sty [duplicate]
I downloaded the fancytooltips package, including the files fancytooltips.dtx and fancytooltips.ins, and then compiling three times with pdflatex fancytooltips.dtx. I see that the user guide ...
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MiKTeX Package Manager freezes and crashes when I install new package
I am not new to TeX in general, but very new to TeX on Windows. In the past I always had a Linux system at hand to create my documents in TeX. However, I don't have that opportunity anymore and want ...
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How should one maintain and update a MiKTeX installation?
Every once in a while after updating MiKTeX, the installation gets into an inconsistent state. This might be a problem with the packages (an example is described in this question), but sometimes ...
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`nowidow.sty` not found [closed]
I've been working on this for the last three hours and found no clue. This morning I found the blog Certificates with LaTeX and downloaded the tex file certificate.tex. When I compile this in my emacs ...
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Problem when running Texmaker on .ins file [closed]
I want to install the subcaption package manually, since I can't find it in the MiKTeX package manager. It's my first time to manually carry out an installation, so I looked it up and found that I ...
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Cross-platform package manager for packages *not* on CTAN [closed]
I do not want to reinvent the wheel, so perhaps you could help me find a tool that fits my needs.
Background
As far as I know, it takes some time to get a LaTeX package available on CTAN. And some ...
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Directory in the search path of LaTeX System
From the Acrotex installation manual:
"Placement. The ZIP file installs in a folder called acrotex, so place the ZIP file in a directory in the search path of your LATEX system where you want the ...
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How to install and use the ocr-a font
Can someone help to install the ocr-a font? I'm using fedora, I'm trying to find a proper tutorial but cannot find a good one.
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hf-tikz.sty package installation on mountain lion
I want to install LaTeX on Mountain Lion and want to use some highlighting in my text for which I am using hf-tikz.sty package. I installed MacTeX and Texmaker on Mountain Lion but the package hf-tikz ...
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MiKTeX: Proxy server problem? [closed]
Any time I try to install a package, the package manager fails with the following message:
MiKTeX Problem Report
Message: No connection could be made because the target machine actively refused it.
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Adding Imprint Shadow font
I'm using MiKTeX on Windows, and I've found Imprint Shadow font which I'd like to use with lettrine for capitalization of first font of chapters (I'm experimenting a bit). I've extracted all the ...
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Where to put .sty file [duplicate]
I have made a long list of macros that I have put in a style file. I have been working with this same style file for many years now. I would like to put it somewhere in my TeX tree, so that I don't ...
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Compiling *.ins files in MiKTeX 2.9
I am trying to install the hieroglf package on my PC. I am running MiKTeX 2.9.
When I try to run latex hieroglf.ins I get an error message indicating that the file can not be found. I know the file ...
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Installing longtable package on mac [closed]
I'm trying to install the longtable package on my Mac (OSX 10.7.5).
I have the TeXLive-2012 distribution (from http://www.tug.org/mactex/).
In the TeX Live Utility, I can't see the longtable ...
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How do I query pdflatex for its package search path as well as modify it?
I am trying to install a local package draftwatermark to override an out-of-date version of the package, by applying the answer in How to have local package override default package .
I have placed ...
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Installing LaTeX Packages. Can do via Package manager? [closed]
I am looking to install some LaTeX packages which are not on the default MikTeX distribution. I have accessed the Package Manager and right clicked on the package I wish to download in order to ...
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Installing packages (that don't include a .sty file) with BSD
I've recently switched to DragonFlyBSD on my laptop, and I've been having trouble getting LaTeX to function properly. I've installed teTeX and can compile simple .tex files fine, but I cannot find a ...
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How to expand source files when installing packages using MiKTeX
When installing packages using the MiKTeX Package Manager, there is usually a file placed in texmf\source whose name ends in -src.tar.bz2 (or sometimes -src.cab). These compressed files generally ...
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Installing subfig package on MikTex 2.9 [closed]
I'm new to latex and trying to install the subfig package from ctan as I can't use the MikTex package manager from where I'm working. I'm using MikTex 2.9 (with WinEdt). I've 'run' latex on the dtx ...
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Installing new style packages on a Mac [duplicate]
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How do I add a .sty file to my MacTeX/TeXShop installation?
I am using a mac and want to install the acm style. where do i add the downloaded packages so that tex can ...
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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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Error in installing packages [duplicate]
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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 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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Manually install packages from dtx file on ubuntu [duplicate]
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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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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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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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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 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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Installing/downloading packages
I am an absolute beginner to LaTeX. And I'm following the Wikibooks tutorial. I am at the part where it talks about packages. It doesn't really explain where to download and install them. So where do ...
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Migrating LaTeX (MiKTeX 2.9) from one computer to another
I have an old computer (Windows XP Pro x64) with LaTeX (MiKTeX 2.9) installed and setup as I want it. I have a new computer (same operating system), and I want to be able to transfer MiKTeX to the new ...
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Can't install “listings” package in Windows 7 with MiKTeX 2.9 [closed]
I'm having a heck of a time installing the listings package under Windows 7, using MiKTeX 2.9.
Pretty much all the install instructions I've seen relate to Linux. I've tried to adapt them to Windows ...
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pgfopts error when installing ytableau
I am trying to install ytableau.sty, following the directions here and here, and in the ytableau README. I am running TexShop 2.47 on OS X 10.6. Here's a walkthrough of what I've done, although I ...
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update manager, how to update packages [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I update my TeX distribution?
In anther post it says, I have to update my packages using the update manager, well, I could not find this. Where can I find it? I ...
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TeX Live — problem with install [Ubuntu, bash]; new packages
I don't know how to install new packages. I've tried to install texLive [I have installed sudo apt-get install texlive-full -- which went correct, but I can not install Tex Live], but after install ...
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How to install additional LaTeX packages in Debian/Ubuntu
I just installed texlive-latex-base package from official Ubuntu repo, now I have to add some modules (ucs and utf8x) for compiling .pdf files with Cyrillic encoding, so, how to install it? I found ...
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package install changepage [closed]
I am trying to install the package changepage. However I have the following displayed:
But the option 'install' leads to nothing... as no output pdf is produced (error: changepage.sty not found)
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