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@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ for TLS support. Building `curl` against OpenSSL (or LibreSSL) should also
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work.
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You should also have [GnuPG](https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/stable/postlfs/gnupg.html)
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before installing TeXLive 2023.
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before installing TeXLive 2023 for package verification (performed
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automatically by the TeXLive installer/updater).
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These instructions also assume you have gone through the BLFS
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[After LFS Configuration Issues](https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/stable/postlfs/config.html)
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@ -38,8 +39,8 @@ possible to build TeXLive from source but under some situations, it
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is *impractical* to do so.
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TeXLive is a large collection of mostly architecture independent text
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files and fonts from CTAN---The Comprehensive TeX Network. TeXLive
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does include a small number of compiled binaries.
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files and fonts from CTAN---The Comprehensive TeX Archive Network.
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TeXLive does include a small number of compiled binaries.
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Given the massive amount of architexture independent files, it often
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makes sense to share a single TeXLive install between multiple operating
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@ -50,8 +51,8 @@ can be taken from place to place and connected to whichever computer
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the TeX author is currently using.
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Furthermore, for people who use LaTeX a lot, it often makes sense to
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have multiple versions of TeXLive available. A documented authored
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using TeXLive 2016 may not properly build in TeXLive 2023 without some
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have multiple versions of TeXLive available. A document authored using
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TeXLive 2016 may not properly build in TeXLive 2023 without some
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time-consuming tweaks to the LaTeX code itself. If such a document
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needs a minor edit, it is better to have the version of TeXLive the
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LaTeX was originally authored under available than to have to potentially
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@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ that paradigm perfectly.
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The default install location is actually within `/usr/local` however
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`/usr/local` generally should be reserved for software built locally
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from source that is not under the control of the package manager.
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from source that is not under the control of a package manager.
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As the root user, create the directory `/opt/texlive`:
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@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ As the root user, create the directory `/opt/texlive`:
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If you will be sharing the TeXLive install between multiple operating
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systems on the *same* hardware, you will want to either create a
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partition on an internal drive or alternative create a partition on
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partition on an internal drive or alternatively create a partition on
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an external drive.
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If you will be sharing the TeXLive install via NFS with other operating
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@ -107,8 +108,8 @@ operating systems other than GNU/Linux, it is usually easier to find
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software solutions for mounting `ext2` than for `ext4` or other modern
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GNU/Linux filesystems.
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Once your partition is properly created and formatted, go ahead and
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mount it at the `/opt/texlive` mount point.
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Once your partition has been properly created and formatted, go ahead
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and mount it at the `/opt/texlive` mount point.
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If TeXLive is on an external drive, you want the `/etc/fstab` to auto-mount
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it when detectected but not attempt to mount it when not present:
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@ -133,7 +134,7 @@ local additions to the TeXLive system, such as additional fonts and macro
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packages like [MathTime Pro 2](https://www.pctex.com/mtpro2.html). The
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third is a home directory for the TeXLive administrative user. Keeping
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the home directory for that user on the same partition as the TeXLive
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install allows you to easily administrate the install from any Un*x
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install allows you to easily administrate the install from any Unix
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operating system the partition is mounted on---should you choose to
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do so.
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@ -154,7 +155,7 @@ already set up for them when they log in.
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By adding users who *want* to use the TeXLive system to the `texlive`
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group, those users can automatically have their environmental variables
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(PATH, INFOPATH, MANPATH) adjust to use the TeXLive system while other
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(PATH, INFOPATH, MANPATH) adjusted to use the TeXLive system while other
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user accounts (including system users and daemons) that do not need
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to use the TeXLive system do not have their environmental variables
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adjusted.
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@ -162,14 +163,14 @@ adjusted.
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The purpose of the `texlive` user is to have an otherwise unprivileged
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user account that installs and administrates the TeXLive system.
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When sharing a TeXLive install, each Un*x system should have both the
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When sharing a TeXLive install, each Unix system should have both the
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`texlive` user and group and they should have the same user-id and
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group-id, at least if you wish to be able to be able to also administrate
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the TeXLive system from any Un*x system using the partition.
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the TeXLive system from any Unix system using the partition.
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The UID/GID I personally use is `450` for both. The reason I chose
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`450` is because it is well above `100` (under `100` is usually used
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for system users and daemons) yet below 500. Most Un*x systems today
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for system users and daemons) yet below 500. Most Unix systems today
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start user accounts at `1000` but some use `500` as the first personal
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account UID/GID, so I chose `450` to specifically be below that.
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@ -184,11 +185,13 @@ and then issuing the following command:
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su - texlive
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If you have [sudo](https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/stable/postlfs/sudo.html)
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installed, then users in the `wheel` group can become the texlive
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user with the following command:
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installed *with the default BLFS configuration*, then users in the
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`wheel` group can become the texlive user with the following command:
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sudo su - texlive
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That is my preferred method.
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Note that you only need to become the `texlive` user to administer the
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system. Usually that means once a month or so, installing updates. Or
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whenever you think you come across a bug, to see if it is already fixed
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@ -237,7 +240,7 @@ itself however ff you plan to use TeXLive to build documentation that
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comes with source packages in LFS/BLFS, you probably want to set the
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default papersize to the size of paper your printer uses.
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I will cover that in the adminstration section.
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That is covered in the [Paper Size](#paper-size) section.
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The install will likely take an hour or so, depending upon the speed
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of the mirror used for the install.
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@ -720,13 +723,13 @@ often use.
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Use a text editor that does not insert a BOM.
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### Traditional Un*x-like Operating Systems CLI
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### Traditional Unix-like Operating Systems CLI
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The `vim` editor that is part of LFS is sufficient but if you do a *lot*
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of work in LaTeX it may be worth your time to learn how to use
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[GNU Emacs](https://www.linuxfromscratch.org/blfs/view/stable/postlfs/emacs.html).
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### Traditional Un*x-like Operating Systems GUI
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### Traditional Unix-like Operating Systems GUI
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For a GUI editor, I *really* like LaTeXila but the project first was
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integrated in GNOME3 as [GNOME-LaTeX](https://gitlab.gnome.org/swilmet/gnome-latex)
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