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[Chris Woollard <cwoollard@xxxxxxxxx>]

Just a quick one.

Is the option to create symlinks still an option in Texlive 2011?

When I installed it the other day, I didn't see it as an option.

Chris


On 11 May 2012 08:18, Hannie Dumoleyn <lafeber-dumoleyn2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Op 11-05-12 00:10, Kevin Godby schreef:
>
>  Hello, Tony.
>>
>> On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Tony Pursell
>> <ajp@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>>
>>> I have got to para 7 of the instructions and ran
>>>
>>> ./install-pkgs.sh
>>>
>>> and got an error.  In the log file it says
>>>
>>> sudo: tlmgr: command not found
>>> Error installing TeX packages. See install-pkgs.log for details.
>>>
>>> AFAIK there is no command timgr on my system
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>> Did you enable the creation of the symlinks (step 6.1)?  If not, you
>> should be able to create the symlinks with the following command:
>>
>>   $ sudo /usr/local/texlive/2011/bin/**x86_64-linux/tlmgr path add
>>
>> (The x86_64-linux directory may be different on your system if you're
>> running 32-bit Linux or another platform. Similarly, if you installed
>> to a different location, you may need to adjust the entire path
>> leading up to the tlmgr command.)
>>
>> Please let me know if that works or if you continue to have problems.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> --Kevin
>>
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> I want to add that I personally prefer to use the gui to install TeXLive
> because you cannot miss the option to create symlinks.
> If anyone needs help on how to use the gui to install TexLive, let me know.
> Hannie
>
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