TeX Live - Quick install
TeX Live is intended to be a straightforward way to get up and running with the TeX document production system. It provides a comprehensive TeX system with binaries for most flavors of Unix, including GNU/Linux, macOS, and also. Download texlive-poster-mac-2020.176.1.1svn18305-42.2.noarch.rpm for Tumbleweed from openSUSE Oss repository.
If you don't want to bother reading the full installdocumentation and just want to install everything in TeX Live, on aUnix-like system, a minimal recipe follows.
- Special considerations for Windows aredescribed separately.
- For MacOSX (aka macOS), we recommend installing MacTeX, which contains all of TeX Live (and a fewMac-specific additions).
- Cygwin users can follow the instructions for Unix-like systems, butmake sure you have the Cygwin prerequisitesbefore beginning the installation.
Pre-install: download, cleanup
A separate page describes various ways toacquire the software. It boils down to either getting the DVD froma TeX user group (ideally by becoming a member), or downloading in variousways. Except on Windows, your system must provide a standard Perlinstallation with the usual core modules. (For Windows, TeX Live comeswith its own Perl.)
If you're re-installing after a previous attempt, be sure tocompletely remove your failed installation. By default, this would bein these two directories (on Unix-like systems):
Running the installer
You do not need to be root (administrator on Windows) to install,use, or manage TeX Live. Indeed, we recommend installing it as a normaluser, except perhaps on MacOSX, where it's conventional to install asadministrator. (Some informationabout shared installations.) As always, you need to have permissionto write into the destination directory, but TeX Live itself does notcare if you are root or not.
So, once you have the software, run the install-tl script to install (on Windows,install-tl-windows), like this: Autocad 2013 for mac review.
To change the installation directories or other options, read theprompts and instructions. The default is to install into paralleldirectories named by the release year, so that any given release can berun independently, merely by adjusting the search path.
Interfaces to the installer: text, GUI, batch
The installer supports text, graphical, and batch interfaces:
- install-tl -gui text
uses a plain text interface(command line) mode. This is the default on Unix-like systems othe thanMacs. - install-tl -gui
is the default graphical GUI. Atstartup it offers very few options, but there is an‘Advanced’ button for more configurability. This is thedefault on Windows and on Macs. It requires Tcl/Tk, which is present onMacs and is provided for Windows. - install-tl --profile=profile
does a batch(unattended) installation. To create such a profile file, it's easiest tostart with the tlpkg/texlive.profile file which the installerwrites at the end of any successful installation.
For information on all of the installer options, run install-tl--help, or see the install-tldocumentation page.
Choosing a download host
It can take an hour or more to copy all the files, depending on theinstallation method. If you are downloading over the network, bydefault a nearby CTAN mirror isautomatically chosen. If you have problems, we recommend choosinga specific mirror and then runinstall-tl --location http://mirror.example.org/ctan/path/systems/texlive/tlnetinstead of relying on the automatic redirection.
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Post-install: setting PATH
After the installation finishes, you must add the directory of TeXLive binaries to your PATH—except on Windows, where the installertakes care of this. For example:
PATH=/usr/local/texlive/2020/bin/x86_64-linux:$PATH
Use the syntax for your shell, your installation directory, and yourbinary platform name instead of x86_64-linux.
If you have multiple TeX installations on a given machine, you needto change the search path to switch between them—except on MacOSX.
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Post-install: setting the default paper size
The default is to configure the programs for the A4 paper size. Tomake the default be 8.5x11 letter-size paper, you can use the‘o’ menu option before i(nstalling), or runtlmgr paper letter after installation (and aftersetting your PATH).
Testing
After a successful installation, please try processing simple testdocuments, such as latex small2e.
If you're looking for a front-end with which to edit files: TeX Liveinstalls TeXworks on Windows, and MacTeXinstalls TeXShop.In any case, a plethora of dedicatedTeX editors are available. Furthermore, any plain text editor willwork.
Getting updates
If you want to update packages from CTAN after installation, seethese examples of using tlmgr.This is not required, or even necessarily recommended; it's up to you todecide if it makes sense to get continuing updates in your particularsituation.
Typically the main binaries are not updated in TeX Live between majorreleases. If you want to get updates for LuaTeX and other packages andprograms that aren't officially released yet, they may be available inthe TLContrib repository, oryou may need to compile the sources yourself.
Reporting problems
Please see the known issues page for bugreporting info. And please check the documentation.
$Date: 2020/04/10 21:45:18 $;TeX Live;Here are the steps to install TeX Live first and then SW without the TeX Live install:
It may be necessary to disable any antivirus software. If you are behind a firewall, this may cause problems and prevent using the over the network TeX Live installation (see the note below).
1. For Windows, visit http://tug.org/texlive/acquire-netinstall.html. On that page, click the link to install-tl-windows.exe to download the install file.
For Mac, visit http://tug.org/mactex/mactex-download.html. Click the link to MacTeX.pkg to download this install file.
2. When the download is complete, double-click to start the install. Follow the default installation instructions. Wait until the installation is complete, which may take an hour or more.
3. Start the SW/SWP installation. Be sure to use the current installer from our Downloads page.
4. On the Select Components dialog turn off 'TeX Live Network Install'
5. Use the default selections for the remaining dialogs. Wait for the installation to complete. Be sure to Activate to enable full functionality.
NOTE: Some firewalls prevent using the over the network install. You can instead download a .iso image to install TeX Live. See http://tug.org/texlive/acquire-iso.html for information.
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Additional install details
For Windows
There have been reports that using the download file install-tl-windows.exe still results in errors during installation. As suggested by the download page, an alternative is to download the zip archive install-tl.zip. Unzip the archive into a directory and in that directory run one of the .bat files that launches the installer. Using the .bat file install-tl-advanced.bat generally is more successful. Install time using this method can be an hour or more, depending on your network connection speed.
For Macintosh
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The installer opens a terminal window and you will be asked for your password to be able to continue the installation.