Re: Switching from teTeX to TexLive in Ubuntu
The following message is a courtesy copy of an article
that has been posted to comp.text.tex as well.
[crossposting to the appropriate Debian list where IMO this discussion
belongs.]
Henk Koster <H.A.J.Koster@xs4all.nl> writes:
> On Mon, 20 Nov 2006 20:28:50 +0100, Ralf Stubner wrote:
>>
>> Simply put, if there are any generic (ie not Ubunutu specifc) problems
>> with the TeX Live or teTeX packages (Peter was talking about the
>> latter), than we (the Debian TeX team) would like to hear about them.
>>
>> cheerio
>> ralf
>
> OK, I understand. I am not doubting the sincerity of the Debian TeX
> maintainers in trying to put together a set of TL packages that provide
> users with diverse needs a clear choice of what they do/don't need. My
> own disappointment, having switched to TL at an early stage, is that
> this choice (as available in Ubuntu Edgy) appears actually more convoluted
> than the options provided by the TL packagers in the first place. I'm just
> curious about what problem with the TL packaging the Debian TeX team tried
> to resolve.
Could you be more explicit? The TL packages available in Debian follow
the TL collections, which is a very sensible thing IMO.
> I don't see the Debian TeX team deciding soon that their effort has led
> to little or no added value compared to the TL packaging. Am I too
> pessimistic on this?
I don't understand. IMO having TL as proper Debian packages has a lot of
added value, since other packages that need a TeX system can now depend
on it.
> Henk
> (Debian user from hamm -> sarge)
cheerio
ralf
PS: Of course, I am talking about the TL packages in Debian right now. I
don't know which state made it into Edgy.
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