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When trying to compile my document with custom cls and sty files, I'm getting this error message (for four files in total):

! LaTeX Error: File `filename.cls' not found.

Using pdflatex I can enter the path and filename and the document gets compiled without errors. I put the files in ~/texmf/latex/tex/mais/

I tried setting the previously empty TEXINPUTS which did not work:

export TEXINPUTS=/home/chris/texmf/latex/tex/mais/:${TEXINPUTS}

I also created a symlink in /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local/tex/latex to above directory.

Where do I need to put my custom files for LaTeX to work? I use it at the office all the time but at home I just messed up something and can't use it here.

I'm running Ubuntu 14.04 with texlive 2016

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  • Have you renewed your file-name-database? – TeXnician Jul 10 '17 at 13:54
  • Can you tell what's the output of the command line kpsewhich -var-value=TEXMFHOME? Also, the path should better be /home/chris/texmf/tex/latex/mais (rename the folders). – egreg Jul 10 '17 at 13:56
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    filename.cls? That is even worse than thesis.cls – Johannes_B Jul 10 '17 at 14:15
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    kpsewhich has an emtpy output, however, the wrong path was actually the issue! Thank you! filename.cls isn't actually the filename ;) – chris137 Jul 10 '17 at 15:32
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The error consists in the wrong names: change

/home/chris/texmf/latex/tex/mais/

Into

/home/chris/texmf/tex/latex/mais/
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  • Accepted the answer, thanks again for your help. Such a minor mistake, I didn't even think to look there. – chris137 Jul 10 '17 at 19:18

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