Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Problem installing additional Latex packages

2012-08-28 Thread Carsten Gerlach
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Hi, Am 28.08.2012 08:37, schrieb Hannie Dumoleyn: > When I installed TexLive a long time ago, I used the command with > -gui at the end (if I remember well). Using the gui makes > installing a lot easier, especially the symlinks. Should anyone be > in

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Problem installing additional Latex packages

2012-08-27 Thread Hannie Dumoleyn
When I installed TexLive a long time ago, I used the command with -gui at the end (if I remember well). Using the gui makes installing a lot easier, especially the symlinks. Should anyone be interested in how to use the -gui option, I will have to check my notes on this. Hannie Op 25-08-12 20:

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Problem installing additional Latex packages

2012-08-26 Thread Kevin Godby
Hello, Tejas. On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 5:19 AM, Tejas Kale wrote: > Thanks for the help. The default locations were indeed provided in > square brackets but I didn't realize that they were the ones I was > looking for. Anyways, I installed TexLive successfully as well as the > required packages. B

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Problem installing additional Latex packages

2012-08-26 Thread Tejas Kale
Thanks, John. I shall get started with writing now. Tejas On Sun, Aug 26, 2012 at 4:52 PM, c7p wrote: > Hello Tejas ! > > Manual should be built even without xindy. > Xindy is the tool that generates the index. > > try to install it > >> sudo apt-get install xindy > > > and run the make command

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Problem installing additional Latex packages

2012-08-26 Thread c7p
Hello Tejas ! Manual should be built even without xindy. Xindy is the tool that generates the index. try to install it sudo apt-get install xindy > and run the make command again. --John 2012/8/26 Tejas Kale > Hi Patrick > > Thanks for the help. The default locations were indeed provided

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Problem installing additional Latex packages

2012-08-26 Thread Tejas Kale
Hi Patrick Thanks for the help. The default locations were indeed provided in square brackets but I didn't realize that they were the ones I was looking for. Anyways, I installed TexLive successfully as well as the required packages. But when I compiled the file using 'make', I get the following e

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Problem installing additional Latex packages

2012-08-25 Thread Patrick Dickey
Hi Tejas, When you hit "L", it should prompt you for each directory (and have the default in the brackets). If it doesn't have the defaults there, then here are what you'll select (based on my setup right now) > create symlinks in standard directories: [X] > binaries to: /usr/local

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Problem installing additional Latex packages

2012-08-25 Thread Tejas Kale
Thanks for the help, Patrick. You guessed it right, I didn't pay attention and forgot to select the symlinks option. I uninstalled texlive and restarted the process. After running install-tl, I entered O and then L. Upon entering O, I am asked for 'New value for Binary directory', 'New value fo

Re: [Ubuntu-manual] Problem installing additional Latex packages

2012-08-25 Thread Patrick Dickey
When you ran the installation, did you select the option to create the symlink? From the GetInvolved Authors page: > You should also enable the creation of the symlinks: > > 1. From the main TeX Live installation menu select > Options (O). >

[Ubuntu-manual] Problem installing additional Latex packages

2012-08-25 Thread Tejas Kale
Hello I have recently started as a author for the upcoming manual and will be writing the 'Viewing and Editing Photos' section. Following the guidelines on the 'Getting Started as an Author or Editor' page (http://ubuntu-manual.org/getinvolved/authors), I installed the 2012 version of TexLive. The