This final step may take a moment, time for a coffee. The basic premise is to take TL updates from CTAN. It has a built-in update function to keep the application itself up-to-date. This page describes the current process of updating packages in TeX Live. The application is called TeX Live Utility and can be found in Applications -> TeX. tlmgr option location įinally, you are ready to update the TeX Live distribution. It contains a neat little graphical application that lets you update your distribution. In addition, you may be asked to update “tlmgr” also in case there is a newer version. This has to be done only the first time you are updating. Next you have to set the location where you want to update from. export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/texlive/2010/bin/i386-linux/ iso image is available on CTAN, and the net installer will pull all the newest stuff. Due to COVID-19, DVD production will be delayed, but we have decided to release the current image and update the net installer. The tlmgr-command (texlive manager) is in that directory. Get the Champagne ready, we have released the final images of TeX Live 2020. If it has not been done before, add the install directory of the TeX Live distribution to the path. sudo chown -hR your_user_name /usr/local/texlive/2010 Set the username accordingly as well as the install directory if it differs. I leave it to the reader to decide what he is more comfortable with, running commands with sudo or change the rights for the texlive directory you are updating. It should at least give you an idea how to do it or what you may have missed in case you run into some problems. Open that app, go to the preferences and point to the path of the 2019 version /usr/local/texlive/2019/bin/x8664-darwinlegacy Now Tex Live Utility should update the packages. So below I describe the way I did it on my computer. Finally, check that Tex Live Utility is reading the correct path (2019). It is a little tricky to update TeX Live under Linux and as usual depends on the distribution as well as your local settings. If you prefer the terminal, try: sudo tlmgr update -self It has a built-in update function to keep the application itself up-to-date. The application is called “TeX Live Utility” and can be found in Applications -> TeX. It contains a neat little graphical application that lets you update your distribution. Under Mac OS X, the TeX Live distribution is called MacTeX. This will open a dialog that helps you update the distribution. If you have MiKTeX installed (part of proTeXt), there is a program that you can run in: All Programs -> MiKTeX -> Maintainance -> Update. TUG provides an updated image every 1-2 years. packages are extended, replaced or added and therefore it is a good idea to update your distribution once in a while. The TeX Live distribution is evolving, i.e. This is not a problem usually, unless you are asking someone else to look at a particular error or problem and that person is working with another version and therefore may not be able to reproduce your issue. I found myself using the same TeX distribution for years, without updating it.
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