Merhaba: Here is the list of package(s) that need to be installed on ArchLinux to get the basic functionality off the ground
texlive-basic texlive-bin texlive-binextra texlive-fontsextra texlive-fontsrecommended texlive-langenglish texlive-latex texlive-latexextra texlive-latexrecommended texlive-pictures texlive-plaingeneric Suggested steps are - update ArchLinux - download the packages listed above - install the packages - add the package names to `IgnorePkg=` in `/etc/pacman.conf` Hope this helps folks that need to use texlive to create PDF docs for their papers, presentations. warm regards Saifi.