TeX Live
In Void, the texlive-bin package provides a basic TeX installation,
including the tlmgr program. Use tlmgr to install TeX packages and
package collections from CTAN mirrors. Install the gnupg package to allow
tlmgr to verify TeX packages.
The texlive-bin package contains the latest TeX Live version; however,
earlier versions, such as texlive2018-bin, are also available.
Configuring TeX Live
After installing TeX Live, update the value of PATH:
$ source /etc/profile
Check that /opt/texlive/<year>/bin/x86_64-linux (or
/opt/texlive/<year>/bin/i386-linux) is in your PATH:
$ echo $PATH
If required, change the global default paper size:
# tlmgr paper <letter|a4>
Installing/Updating TeX packages
To install all available packages:
# tlmgr install scheme-full
To install specific packages, you can install the collection(s) including them. To list the available collections:
$ tlmgr info collections
To see the list of files owned by a collection:
$ tlmgr info --list collection-<name>
To install the collection:
# tlmgr install collection-<name>
To install a standalone package, first check if the package exists:
$ tlmgr search --global <package>
and then install it:
# tlmgr install <package>
To find the package providing a particular file (for example, a font):
$ tlmgr search --file <filename> --global
To remove a package or a collection:
# tlmgr remove <package>
To update installed packages:
# tlmgr update --all
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