Hello Tino (and everyone else), I just wanted to follow up with you (and anyone interested in this). I did this today (not using the script, but running some of the commands manually). Essentially what I did was download the latest version of the install script using the button from our site. Then, I ran
sudo apt-get -y remove texlive-* sudo rm -rf /usr/local/texlive sudo rm -rf ~/.texlive cd into the download folder, where I saved the install script tar xvf install-tl.tar.gz cd install* ./install-tl.sh Made the appropriate changes (O then L and any others that I wanted) and installed. Then I went to my Projects/ubuntu-manual/pkgs directory, and ran the install script from there. Everything worked out fine. The main difference between what I did, and what I posted to you, is that I echoed exactly what was happening in the script that I posted. More or less, so that you would know what was happening (as I wouldn't want to run a script with sudo, and not know what it's changing). Have a great weekend.:) Patrick. On Sun, 2012-08-26 at 04:11 +0200, Tino Schieber wrote: > > Hello Patrick, > > thank you for your help. Perhaps, this way of upgrading my > TeX-Installation seems a bit complicated and unsafe for me. I think, I > should try the path over the usage of the ppa. > > Nevertheless, thank you > > Tino > > > > Am 25.08.2012 03:14, schrieb Patrick Dickey: > > If I remember correctly (and I'm sure Kevin, John, or someone else > > will correct this), the ubuntu repository version isn't the full > > version (or at least doesn't have some of the needed features). > > Here is the code to a bash script that *should* take care of the > > installation for you. It's assuming that you put the manual in > > /home/username/Projects/ and will prompt you for the location of > > the TexLive installer (you need to download it manually first), so > > you'll have to change the paths as needed. Here's the link to the > > latest version of TexLive > > http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive/tlnet/install-tl-unx.tar.gz > > > > ----------------- begin copy here ------------------------- #! > > /bin/bash > > > > # This script contains the final steps in the preparation of your # > > computer for the Ubuntu Manual Project (English version). Please > > make # the necessary changes for your localized version before > > running the # script. > > > > echo echo "Now we are at the Installing TeX Live 2010 (or current > > version) point" echo echo "The Ubuntu Manual requires TeX Live 2009 > > or later. The version of TeX Live in the Ubuntu 9.10 repositories > > is 2007. In Ubuntu 10.04 or later, there are packages for the > > current version TeX Live, but they are not new enough. You must use > > the upstream version of TeX Live to compile the manual > > successfully." echo echo "First, we will remove any Ubuntu TeX Live > > packages, if you have them installed. This will remove all previous > > versions of TeX-Live using rm-- as well as any installed through > > apt-get." > > > > sudo apt-get remove texlive-* sudo rm -rf /usr/local/texlive sudo > > rm -rf ~/.texlive* > > > > echo echo "Please enter the location where your TeX Live Installer > > is located, in the format of /path/to/tarball (~/Downloads for > > example). NOTE*** You must type out the entire pathname for example > > /home/username/Downloads instead of ~/Downloads" read LOCATION > > > > cd $LOCATION echo echo "Now we will unpack the tarball:" > > > > tar xvf install-tl-unx.tar.gz echo echo "Then change to the > > newly-unpacked directory:" > > > > cd install-tl-* echo echo "And finally run the script:" echo echo > > "When the script runs, please select any options you prefer before > > you press \"I\". If you choose not to install everything, the > > minimum that you’ll need is the following collections:" echo "1. > > Essential programs and files (a)" echo "2. LaTeX recommended > > packages (s)" echo "3. XeTeX packages (C)" echo "4. We highly > > recommend enabling the "create symlinks to standard directories" > > option." echo echo "Under the language collections, you can skip > > all the documentation, but be sure to install all the languages you > > wish to translate into. (If the language you wish to translate into > > isn’t listed in the menu, don’t worry, there are just no specific > > packages required for that language.) The default is to install > > everything." > > > > echo "When you've selected the options you want, press 'I' to start > > the installation. Note, that it will take some time to install." > > > > echo read -s -n1 -p "Press any key to start the installation, when > > you're ready." PROMPTKEY > > > > sudo ./install-tl > > > > echo "Now, we can install the remainder of the packages with the > > install-pkgs.sh script. (Note that this hasn’t been tested yet and > > it’s pure guesswork on Kevin’s part! Let us know if it does or > > doesn’t work for you.)" cd ${HOME}/Projects/ubuntu-manual/pkgs > > ./install-pkgs.sh echo echo "If everything checked out okay, you > > should be able to run: \"make ubuntu-manual-LANG.pdf\" where LANG > > is the language code (see the po/ directory for a list of supported > > languages). You will need to type \"cd ~/Projects/ubuntu-manual\" > > to get into the correct directory for making the manual. Thank > > you." > > > > exit > > > > > > ---------------------end copy here ------------------------- > > > > When you copy and paste it, make sure that the word wrap is > > removed. If the lines are not inside of ""'s, then it should be on > > one line. > > > > Also this hasn't been tested in Precise. I wrote it during the > > Maverick compilation and tested it there. It's the commands from > > the author's page without all of the extra information that is > > provided there. So you'll want to compare the commands here to the > > commands on that page. > > > > Hope this helps, and have a great day:) Patrick. > > > > P.S. I do have the complete script for prepping your computer > > (every command needed from the authors page) if anyone wants that. > > I can post it in an email to the group (or add it as an attachment > > to one). Be warned though that it's long and has a lot of echo > > statements in it. I'm a believer in making sure you know exactly > > what's happening at each step of the way (as the short snippet > > above shows). > > > > > > On Sat, 2012-08-25 at 02:43 +0200, Tino Schieber wrote: > >> > >> Hello, > >> > >> I would like to contribute to the project. My effort would be to > >> improve the german version. I have a strong eye on typographical > >> issues. > >> > >> I’ve got the following message after running install-pkgs.sh: > >> > >>> sh install-pkgs.sh Checking TeX Live version...Status: install > >>> ok installed Status: install ok installed Version: 2009-11 -ne > >>> \E[33m TeX Live 2009 Ubuntu packages detected. It appears that > >>> you have TeX Live installed from the Ubuntu repositories. > >>> Unfortunately, you can not compile the Ubuntu Manual with TeX > >>> Live from the Ubuntu repositories. Please remove the TeX Live > >>> packages and install TeX Live 2011 from upstream. See the > >>> Ubuntu Manual website for instructions: > >>> > >>> http://ubuntu-manual.org/getinvolved/authors#install-texlive > >> > >> > >> Now, my problem is, that I actually just have installed TeX Live > >> 2009 out of the repositories. I’m using Linux Mint 11 (Katya). Is > >> it necessary to install TeX Live 2011 manually or are there other > >> ways? > >> > >> Thank for your opinion. > >> > >> Kind regards > >> > >> Tino > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> _______________________________________________ Mailing list: > >> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual Post to : > >> [email protected] Unsubscribe : > >> https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual More help : > >> https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > > > > _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ubuntu-manual More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
