Re: add new Tex packages!?
Daniel Reuter <reuter@Uni-Hohenheim.DE> writes:
I have a /usr/local/share/texmf tree that is sourced before the
"official" one. This way you have control about newer packages, they are
not overwritten on upgrades, and are easy to maintain. Check
/etc/texmf/texmf.cnf
Andre
> Hello Manuel,
>
> to enable kpathsea to search very quickly for files, tetex remains a
> database of all the files in your tex-installation in
> /usr/share/texmf/ls-R (actually it resides somewhere in /var,
> /usr/share/texmf/ls-R is just a link to it). Whenever you install new
> files, you have to update this database, otherwise, tex won't find your
> files. This is done via the command:
> 'mktexlsr'
> as root. I think, texhash does about the same among a few other nice
> things.
> Regards,
> Daniel
>
> On Thu, 23 Nov 2000, Manuel Hendel wrote:
>
> > Hi,
> >
> > can anyone tell me how to add new texpackages, for example the package
> > letter. I coppied it in the Texpath, where all the other .sty and .cls
> > files are, but this didn't work. Latex said it can't find the package and
> > asks for the path, when I insert the path it works.
> > What do I have to do to get this running?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Manuel
>
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Andre Berger <andre.berger@topmail.de> from Bonn, Germany
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