On Sat, 2018-09-01 at 14:34 +0200, Robert Klein wrote: > Hi, > > On Sat, 01 Sep 2018 22:12:39 +1200 > adam <ah...@orcon.net.nz> wrote: > > > > > Am on Ubuntu 16.04, org-version is 8.2.10 > > > > Export to PDF C-c C-e l o is working. > > However I wish finer grain LaTeX control. > > > > > > For Export to PDF to work, I needed pdftex > > > > So I followed one suggestion and installed > > sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-extra > > > > However Tex's tlmgr reports errors and doesn't work. Tex users > > suggest a version incompatibility between that tlmgr and this Tex > > package. > > > > Any suggestions are welcome. > > > > Perhaps I should un-install texlive-latex-extra and install a more > > fully blown LaTex package. In which case, which one? > I typically install texlive-full (Debian 9), but don't use tlmgr on it. > > If you want newer packages best download and install it from > texlive.net to a separate location (e.g. /opt/texlive/$YEAR). > > Are you sure you don't have pdftex installed already? > > Is your Ubuntu an “update” installation that may have gone wrong? Or > does Ubuntu offer several tex/latex distributions? I think most people > nowadays use the texlive distribution. > > Best regards > Robert
Thanks Robert. No, I didn't have a pdftex beforehand, so I needed that from any Tex/LaTeX/TexLive system. It was perhaps my mistake to install texlive-extra because tlmgr doesn't work properly, tlmgrgui seems unavailable, thus I can't list my currently available fonts or load new packages. With some hesitation or regret, I feel must install a full-blown TeX Live system, simply for some help or control with the Tex of the org-mode LaTeX PDF export. I found this link below, which suggests using the TeX Live Installer https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/1092/how-to-install-vanilla-texlive-on-debian-or-u buntu?noredirect=1&lq=1 Thank you.
