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Hi Phi. Thanks for the calming words.

I just installed the latest Linux headers and restarted the system but the texmf folder I created in /usr/local/share/ seems to be there still. I am also able to use biblatex. You mentioned user additions to that location disappearing after the next update ...

If you're on a single-user system, just insert ~/texmf for <TEXMFLOCAL>, and don't run texhash . Never mess around in /usr/share ; your changes will be lost after the next update. Probably you'll have to install the newest version of etoolbox , too.

Ummm... so, I did mess around in /user/share ...

Hi Totti,

I tried it

...and it does work! Many, many thanks!

Masil

Thanks Totti. I'm sure it will be worth it to go through the installation but unfortunately I've run into problems.

First of all, I'm running a Ubuntu 8.04 Hardy Heron.

Using the instructions (at http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/exptl/biblatex/README), I run into problems already when ...

Thanks Phi!

Unfortunately, Biblatex installation (instructions at http://www.ctan.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/exptl/biblatex/README) looks awfully complicated to a beginner like myself. It involves, for instance, updating "the file hash tables (also known as the file name database)" of which I ...

Hi all,

using commands like \citeauthor and \citeyear it is possible to display the author and the year of a publication. Now my question is, is there a similar command for citing the title of a publication?

Many thanks,
Masil