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find and install a LaTeX package
From: |
Marco van Hulten |
Subject: |
find and install a LaTeX package |
Date: |
Wed, 9 Sep 2020 15:43:18 +0200 |
Hi Guix—
I don't always find a LaTeX package on Guix, even if I know its name in
CTAN.
There is the package 'texlive', a complete TeX distribution. I chose
to install 'texlive-base' plus a number of additional 'texlive-*'
packages instead. But now it happens sometimes that a certain package
is not available; through ad hoc searching, and sometimes
trial-and-error, I manage to install the right Guix package and I can
compile my LaTeX document. I have a couple of questions, hoping to
make this experience a bit more smooth.
* CTAN packages in Guix are sometimes named 'texlive-PACKAGE' and
sometimes 'texlive-latex-PACKAGE'. I find it hard to decide if
something is LaTeX-specific, so should I search for something like
'texlive*-PACKAGE'?
* Is 'texlive' really complete including all packages published on CTAN?
* If not, what *is* included in the full TeX Live distribution?
I suppose, if I invest a lot of time, I could try to understand CTAN
and also more of Guix, but I am hoping that there is a relatively "user
friendly" answer available. I know a serious of effort is done to
improve the TeX Live situation significantly, but I'm still from time
to time at a loss to get a document compiled.
Thanks for pointers.
—Marco
- find and install a LaTeX package,
Marco van Hulten <=