I understand the option --gui does not work for tlmgr, but I feel actually nothing works for tlmgr at all (except `tlmgr help`):
$ tlmgr --usermode init-usertree (running on Debian, switching to user mode!) cannot setup TLPDB in /home/yihui/texmf at /usr/bin/tlmgr line 5308. $ tlmgr init-usertree (running on Debian, switching to user mode!) cannot setup TLPDB in /home/yihui/texmf at /usr/bin/tlmgr line 5308. $ tlmgr --usermode check (running on Debian, switching to user mode!) cannot setup TLPDB in /home/yihui/texmf at /usr/bin/tlmgr line 5308. $ tlmgr --usermode install hyperref (running on Debian, switching to user mode!) cannot setup TLPDB in /home/yihui/texmf at /usr/bin/tlmgr line 5308. I'm curious if anyone has really succeeded with tlmgr --usermode on Ubuntu 13.10. BTW, the message "running on Debian" is apparently misleading, when I'm running on Ubuntu, despite of its Debian heritage. ** Changed in: texlive-base (Ubuntu) Status: Invalid => New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1242914 Title: tlmgr unable to set up TLPDB To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/texlive-base/+bug/1242914/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs