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Re: how to update TexLive 2014, apt-get or tlmgr?



Norbert Preining <preining@logic.at> writes:

> On Sat, 09 Aug 2014, Chris Bannister wrote:
>> > I'm using TexLive 2014 from the jessie repos, and also keeping a
>> > watching brief on "comp.text.tex" where it shows updates to packages as
>> > they occur. I'm interested in the "tcolorbox" and "glossaries" packages
>> > and see that they have recently been updated.
>> > 
>> > What is the best way of getting the updated packages please? To update
>> > with tlmgr, and then hope that the ~/texmf/tex/latex/foo version
>> > overrides the texlive version, if that’s where they end up? 
>
> Wait. I normally do updates of the texlive packages once a month.
>
> If you cannot wait, use tlmgr in self mode, install locally,
> and then make sure that after TL in Debina is updated to remove it again.
>
> These are the two options.
>
Thanks Norbert, that's the definitive answer that I was looking for, and
I shall wait as suggested. :)

Thanks
Sharon.
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