Questions tagged [linux]
{linux} is for questions related to TeX on GNU/Linux and other Unix-like systems.
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Tex Live with Flatpak in Linux Mint - management of packages
I am using Linux Mint 21.1 Vera.
I believe I am using Tex Live 2023 (installed in Flatpak)
I am actually using TexStudio, and I use pdftex ad default latex engine, set in the preferences of TexStudio.
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How to "fake packages" for TeX Live on Arch Linux?
How to "fake packages" for TeX Live on Arch Linux?
I installed TeX Live directly from the script rather than the Arch packages. However pacman is unaware that I installed it and tries to ...
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Lyx Manjaro Linux Errors (pdflatex)
I just built Lyx on Manjaro linux from pamac (there is an entry from the AUR, see https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/lyx). When I try to view a document in pdf using pdflatex an window pops up saying ...
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Are there any notable repositories other than CTAN?
In Linux when I want to install packages that are not provided by my distribution's repository, I can manually add entries to sources.list and download them.
Are there any such alternative ...
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PDF fonts get embedded but hyperlinks inside document do not work
I have a .pdf file, in which I have to embed all the fonts.
I found out that I should use this command:
gs -q -dNOPAUSE -dBATCH -dPDFSETTINGS=/prepress -dPrinted=false -sDEVICE=pdfwrite -sOutputFile=...
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I installed vanilla TeX Live on Debian but apt still tries to install "texlive-" packages although I tricked packages
I had TeX Live 2022 installed and upgraded to TeX Live 2023. I followed this wonderful guide:
Remove old installation
sudo apt-get purge texlive*
sudo rm -rf /usr/local/texlive/*
sudo rm -rf ~/....
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Cannot run `arara` on TeXworks Linux Mint, two TeX lives present on system [duplicate]
I recently made the switch from Windows 10 to Linux Mint and I am pretty happy so far except arara is not working, it complains Unable to access jarfile when I try and run it through the GUI but arara ...
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Installation of texlive packages ubuntu 20.04
I'm kindly asking for your help. I'm trying to install texlive on Ubuntu 20.04. I tried to find information on how to install it, but I found out there are several packages: texlive-full,texlive-latex-...
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fontspec not finding fonts with neither XeLaTeX nor LuaLaTeX
I've tried so many fonts and none of them work, all I get is:
! LaTeX Error: File `ebgaramond.sty' not found.
This is an example of what I have on my document, though I've tried many others:
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Ubuntu truetype fonts not found by .sty files
Based on this accepted answer, the installed fonts in Ubuntu should be available to fontspec.
This is the first 20 lines of the gemini beamer theme:
% Gemini theme
% https://github.com/anishathalye/...
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Can't Find Garamond Font
I'm using TeX Live right now on ArchLinux with VS Code and James Yu's LaTeX Workshop or pdflatex. Here is my latex-v:
pdfTeX 3.141592653-2.6-1.40.25 (TeX Live 2023/Arch Linux)
kpathsea version 6.3.5
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Package documentation not available on Void Linux
Previously I used Windows, Ubuntu, and MX Linux operating systems. On that operating system I can read and download LaTeX package documentation in TeXLive in .pdf format. Now, I use the Seventh Heaven ...
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LaTex font not found after upgrading linuxmint
I can't get working the font "Comicneue" with LaTex since I upgraded my linuxmint version. All was working fine before the upgrade.
I have the package Comicneue I downloaded from CTAN in ~/...
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Biber with MikTeX does not use local texmf tree
Environment
I'm using MikTeX on Linux.
I have a project located at $PROJECTDIR/myproject.tex.
I have a bibliography for that project located at $LOCALTEXMF/bibtex/bib/mybibs/myproject.bib.
I have ...
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albatross on Vanilla Tex Live does not run
I installed vanilla TeX Live on Debian instead of using apt. My $PATH includes /usr/local/texlive/2022/bin/x86_64-linux so that I do not need to type the full path everytime I want to use pdflatex or ...
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TeX Live albatross unable to access jarfile error
I installed TeX Live 2022 on Linux and added the binary folder to my $PATH. I tested a few executables and they work without issues.
$ latexdef frac
\frac:
macro:->\protect \frac
\frac :
\long ...
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Why can't I use the lilypond environment?
Sorry if this will turn out to be noob-ish, but apparently I can't integrate Lilypond scores into my LaTeX document (well, neither ABC ones, but that's another question).
I have this MWE:
\...
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How do I install TeX Live on Ubuntu 20.04 in order to use Gregorio
I wanted to install TeX Live on Ubuntu 20.04 in order to use Gregorio in Scribus, and used apt-get to do a full install, but it seems as though that may not be the best way to install it (for example, ...
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can't set path of texlive on ubuntu
I installed a full texlive by sudo apt-get install texlive-full
then i added the fallowing code to ~/.bashrc, ~/.zshrc ~/.profile
export PATH=/usr/share/texlive/2019/bin/x86_64-linux:$PATH
enter ...
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How do linux users manage unmet dependencies?
I use Tex live on Debian. While I have no issues using the stable repository, I also want to try out the latest packages and changes that are only available on testing/sid.
Unfortunately, when I ...
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How to uninstall Tex-Live, installed on Linux with the Perl script?
I installed TeX-Live on Debian 11 using instruction with a perl script. However, turns out that I don't need it for now, and since it took around 10 GB of my disk, I decided to uninstall it. However I ...
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pdflatex gets stuck while processing draft images
I have a document I've been writing using TeXSudio + Texlive on windows. I can build everything in windows just fine but when I go to linux, compilation hangs at a certain point.
The last line before ...
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ConTeXt: Required environment variables in fish shell
I installed ConTeXt according to the docs on my Linux machine and added the binary to my path, so I can run context from everywhere. If I do so I get the following errors:
mtxrun | forcing ...
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Lualatex: cannot use bold cambria
I use ArchLinux and TeXLive 2022, LuaHBTeX 1.15.0, with cambriab.ttf cambriai.ttf cambria.ttc cambriaz.ttf located in /usr/local/share/fonts/c
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\...
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LaTeX file works on Windows 11 but not on Ubuntu 22.04, why?
I have one file which can run on Windows 11 successfully but fails to run on Ubuntu 22.04. What is the reason for that? Ii might be about the tabularray package.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{...
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How to have a 'live' view of PDF open in Linux? [duplicate]
My process is:
Revise tex file.
Compile tex file.
Open pdf file in mupdf (a lightweight PDF viewing software) to check if revisions worked.
Close mupdf and repeat.
Is there any software that allows ...
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Arara continue when launching pdf reader in background
I want to configure arara to launch my PDF reader after compilation. I can do this with the following custom rule:
!config
identifier: evince
name: evince
commands:
- name: Open in Evince
command: &...
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Why does the picture environment behave differently on Windows and Linux?
Here is a minimal working example:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\newdimen\somelength
\somelength=1pt
\begin{picture}(0,0)
\put(\somelength,0){Some text}
\end{picture}
\end{document}
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Cannot compile bold text with specified font
I'm trying to do a title page so I can reuse it for multiple works in my University. I'm obligated to use Times New Roman (which explains the usage of Nimbus Roman as an alternative). It almost works, ...
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fontspec not finding any fonts
I'm trying to use fontspec to load a font like this:
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{SetoFont}
Compiling it with LuaLaTex gives the following compiler log:
Rc files read:
NONE
Latexmk: This is ...
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How to use Pweave(Python + LaTeX) in TeXstudio of Linux Mint?
intro.tex (Can be skipped...😬)
I recently switched from Windows to Linux Mint and just began learning Python. I wanted to make notes/reports using $\LaTeX$ and Python. Having used RSweave for a ...
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Pass text from console to context
I want pass text from console to context, like this
echo "\starttext Hello, World! \stoptext" | context -
but this does not work. It seems that context just could be invoked against a file (...
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tlmgr tells me my Local TeXLive (2019) is older than remote repository (2022) despite running TeXLive version 2022
Hellou I'm running Ubuntu 20.04.4 LTS x86_64.
I previously had a TeXLive 2019 install on my machine via apt. But because of a problem with tlmgr (the Native TeXLive manager) concerning incompatible ...
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Help: My TexLive distribution seems to be missing a char
I noticed that my particular version of texlive (Arch Linux' texlive-core 2021.62793-1) seems to be missing some chars.
In particular, the file
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
A{\...
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slashbox.sty not found error
When compiling with Kile I get the error
LaTeX Error: File 'slashbox.sty' not found.
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Issues with libertine package [duplicate]
I would like to print a file (in Linux) and I get the following error
I have tried manually installing libertine but I have failed to do so.
When I dowloaded the zip folder, I extracted it, and then ...
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Lualatex don't work after updates
After updating texlive2021 all documents don't compile anymore and I get these error messages in the logfile:
luaotfload | load : FATAL ERROR
luaotfload | load : × Failed to load "luaotfload&...
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synctex without dbus
Is there any PDF viewer available for Linux that supports synctex (inverse and forward search) without the need for DBUS?
Ideally, on Wayland compositors, and using vim as editor.
(My current solution ...
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Re-installing corrupted TeX Live binaries
I somehow corrupted my texlive binaries and started to get cannot execute binary file errors. I want to reinstall only the binaries so I don't have to install all 7Gb of texlive again. When I run perl ...
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Change or add updmap paths for installing fonts
After an exhausting search, I've seen that default path for installing new fonts manually is /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local (TEXMFLOCAL).
But when I put my files under the tree structure of that path ...
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TeXstudio/MiKTeX vs. TeXstudio/TeXlive. Which option is potentially less troublesome on Linux?
A few years ago I installed TeXstudio alongside with either MiKTeX or TeXlive on Linux. I remember it required so much tweaking to get it working with TeXstudio that I finally gave up and installed ...
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The package manager tlgmr appears to be non-functional
I am trying to install several packages on my local TeXLive installation, but upon executing, e.g.
tlmgr install physics
(to download the physics package), I am getting:
*** WARNING ***: Performing ...
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Installing texlive on sd card in a Chromebook
In a Chromebook we can activate developer mode which installs a virtual machine and then we can run debain in it. Most of the Chromebooks have limited storage. I am using a cheap Lenovo Chromebook ...
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Running pdftex in a »for loop« over many *.tex files, using a format, and hitting file names with umlaut and / or spaces
This is a follow up to this question: mylatex.ltx and a file name with an umlaut and / or spaces
I'm producing 50 *.tex files by using a template engine (jinja2), a python script, a *.csv file with ...
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Cannot open Miktex: Invalid or unsupported charset:utf-8.utf-8
I've been using miktex for months without "unsolvable" problems. However, now, unexpectedly, when I open the MiKTeX Console it appears the following error message:
Invalid or unsupported ...
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Locked aux, log, and gz files in Linux Mint
Occasionally I seem to get a false error, and my .aux, .log, .gz, and .pdf files get locked when using Linux Mint 20.2, and Texmaker 5.03. The false error appears to be an old error that I had ...
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TeX Studio won't recognize biblatex package
I am using TeX Studio on a linux computer (Ubuntu 18.04) with texlive. Inside TeX Studio, Whenever I try to build a document that uses the biblatex package, I get the error "File biblatex.sty not ...
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TexStudio Error: Could not start the command: biber "..."
I have a problem in TeXstudio that I cannot run biber. I get the following error message.
Error: Could not start the command: biber ...
Biber is installed on my PC with POP!_OS 21.04 / Ubuntu Linux. ...
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Importing .sty package on linux
Hi I'd like to use the jeff.sty file located at https://jeffe.cs.illinois.edu/pubs/tex/jeffe.sty as an added package.
Although I've downloaded the file, I haven't been able to figure out where/how I ...
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How do I install TeX Live on GNU/Linux without installing every package?
Following the quickinstall instructions
and running perl install-tl
begins downloading all 4000+ CTAN packages.
I've tried this on both Arch and Debian GNU/Linux.
Is there a way I can get a minimal ...
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