When trying to compile the following MWE using pdflatex:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
Test Test
\end{document}
I get the following error message:
jbroedel@t450s:~/Dropbox/LatexTest$ pdflatex test.tex
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.21 (TeX Live 2020/Debian) (preloaded format=pdflatex)
restricted \write18 enabled.
entering extended mode
(./test.tex
LaTeX2e <2020-02-02> patch level 5
L3 programming layer <2020-06-18>
(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/article.cls
Document Class: article 2019/12/20 v1.4l Standard LaTeX document class
(/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/base/size10.clo))
! LaTeX Error: File `l3backend-pdfmode.def' not found.
Type X to quit or <RETURN> to proceed,
or enter new name. (Default extension: def)
Enter file name:
The file l3backend-pdfmode.def is not present. I am using the Debian packages of TexLive, which does now by default use some parts of l3backend:
ii texlive-base 2020.20200925-1 all TeX Live: Essential programs and files
Did somebody experience a similar problem? If this turns out not to be my fault, I will file a bug report, however, would be happy for a workaround solution.
l3backend
package installed?l3backend
is by now part oftexlive-latex-base
. So, yes, it is installed. There is no extra packagel3backend
any more, as far as I could find out.texlive
? Thel3backend
package is available on CTAN.