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other than GNU/Linux.
TeXLive Mountpoint
------------------
Traditionally, the `/opt` filesystem is used for third-party products
that are maintained and updated *outside* of the operating system package
manager.
The typical structure is `/opt/<vendor>/<product>` and TeXLive fits
that paradigm perfectly.
The default install location is actually within `/usr/local` however
`/usr/local` generally should be reserved for software built locally
from source that is not under the control of the package manager.
As the root user, create the directory `/opt/texlive`:
mkdir -p /opt/texlive
If you will be sharing the TeXLive install between multiple operating
systems on the *same* hardware, you will want to either create a
partition on an internal drive or alternative create a partition on
an external drive.
If you will be sharing the TeXLive install via NFS with other operating
systems on your LAN, you probably should use a partition on an internal
drive.
If you will be sharing the TeXLive install with other operating systems
by use of an external drive, you should use an external drive. Even a
USB thumb drive works.
If you are not sharing the TeXLive install then a separate partition
is not necessary.
For a separate partition, I recommend at least 25 GiB but I prefer 64 GiB
personally. TeXLive actually only needs about 7 GiB but having a larger
partition allows you to have multiple versions installed at the same
time.
I recommend using the `ext2` filesystem. TeXLive does not really benefit
from a journaled file system and especially if you are sharing it with
operating systems other than GNU/Linux, it is usually easier to find
software solutions for mounting `ext2` than for `ext4` or other modern
GNU/Linux filesystems.
Once your partition is properly created and formatted, go ahead and
mount it at the `/opt/texlive` mount point.
If TeXLive is on an external drive, you want the `/etc/fstab` to auto-mount
it when detectected but not attempt to mount it when not present:
UUID=XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX /opt/texlive ext2 defaults,noauto 1 2
If TeXLive is on an internal drive, then you do want it to auto-mount
during boot:
UUID=XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX /opt/texlive ext2 defaults 1 2
Obviously replace `XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXXXXXXXXXX` with the
actual UUID (which you can find wuth the `blkid` command).
With the partition mounted, go ahead and create the following three
directories:
mkdir -p /opt/texlive/{2023,texmf-local,tladmin}
The first is where TeXLive 2023 will be installed. The second is for
local additions to the TeXLive system, such as additional fonts and macro
packages like [MathTime Pro 2](https://www.pctex.com/mtpro2.html). The
third is a home directory for the TeXLive administrative user. Keeping
the home directory for that user on the same partition as the TeXLive
install allows you to easily administrate the install from any Un*x
operating system the partition is mounted on---should you choose to
do so.
TeXLive User and Group
----------------------
The first thing to do is create a `texlive` user and group. The purpose
of the group is two-fold.
The next thing to do is create a `texlive` user and group. The purpose
of the group is two-fold:
1. It provides a group for the texlive administrator.
2. It provides a group for users of the texlive system.