After installing biblatex, I can include the package, but the first and obvious control sequence, \addbibresource, is "undefined". Here is the tex code of a minimal file, reduced from the canonical 01-introduction.tex biblatex sample (which also exhibits the same behavior):
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\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{biblatex}
\addbibresource{biblatex-examples.bib}
\begin{document}
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This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-1.40.10 (TeX Live 2009/Debian) (format=pdflatex 2011.5.12) 23 MAY 2011 21:26
entering extended mode
%&-line parsing enabled.
**terse.tex
(./terse.tex
LaTeX2e <2009/09/24>
Babel <v3.8l> and hyphenation patterns for english, usenglishmax, dumylang, noh
yphenation, loaded.
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/article.cls
Document Class: article 2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX document class
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/size10.clo
File: size10.clo 2007/10/19 v1.4h Standard LaTeX file (size option)
)
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\c@figure=\count85
\c@table=\count86
\abovecaptionskip=\skip41
\belowcaptionskip=\skip42
\bibindent=\dimen102
)
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/biblatex/biblatex.sty
Package: biblatex 2010/03/19 v0.9a programmable bibliographies
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/etoolbox/etoolbox.sty
Package: etoolbox 2009/08/06 v1.8 e-TeX tools for LaTeX
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/etex-pkg/etex.sty
Package: etex 1998/03/26 v2.0 eTeX basic definition package (PEB)
\et@xins=\count87
))
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/graphics/keyval.sty
Package: keyval 1999/03/16 v1.13 key=value parser (DPC)
\KV@toks@=\toks14
)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/base/ifthen.sty
Package: ifthen 2001/05/26 v1.1c Standard LaTeX ifthen package (DPC)
)
(/usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex/ltxmisc/url.sty
\Urlmuskip=\muskip10
Package: url 2006/04/12 ver 3.3 Verb mode for urls, etc.
)
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\c@minitems=\count100
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\c@refsection=\count102
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\c@maxextrayear=\count104
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\c@abbrvpenalty=\count106
\c@highnamepenalty=\count107
\c@lownamepenalty=\count108
\c@maxparens=\count109
\c@parenlevel=\count110
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\blx@maxsegment=\count114
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\labelalphawidth=\skip44
\shorthandwidth=\skip45
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\bibitemsep=\skip47
\bibnamesep=\skip48
\bibinitsep=\skip49
\bibparsep=\skip50
\bibhang=\skip51
\blx@auxin=\read1
\blx@auxout=\write3
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\c@author=\count119
\c@shortauthor=\count120
\c@editor=\count121
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\c@editorc=\count124
\c@shorteditor=\count125
\c@bookauthor=\count126
\c@translator=\count127
\c@annotator=\count128
\c@commentator=\count129
\c@introduction=\count130
\c@foreword=\count131
\c@afterword=\count132
\c@holder=\count133
\c@namea=\count134
\c@nameb=\count135
\c@namec=\count136
\c@institution=\count137
\c@language=\count138
\c@location=\count139
\c@organization=\count140
\c@origlocation=\count141
\c@origpublisher=\count142
\c@pageref=\count143
\c@publisher=\count144
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\c@listb=\count146
\c@listc=\count147
\c@listd=\count148
\c@liste=\count149
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(/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/biblatex/blx-compat.def
File: blx-compat.def 2010/03/19 v0.9a biblatex generic compatibility
)
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/biblatex/biblatex.def
File: biblatex.def 2010/03/19 v0.9a biblatex generic definitions
\c@smartand=\count151
)
Package biblatex Info: Trying to load bibliography style 'numeric'...
Package biblatex Info: ... file 'numeric.bbx' found.
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/biblatex/bbx/numeric.bbx
File: numeric.bbx 2010/03/19 v0.9a biblatex bibliography style
Package biblatex Info: Trying to load bibliography style 'standard'...
Package biblatex Info: ... file 'standard.bbx' found.
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/biblatex/bbx/standard.bbx
File: standard.bbx 2010/03/19 v0.9a biblatex bibliography style
))
Package biblatex Info: Trying to load citation style 'numeric'...
Package biblatex Info: ... file 'numeric.cbx' found.
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/biblatex/cbx/numeric.cbx
File: numeric.cbx 2010/03/19 v0.9a biblatex citation style
Package biblatex Info: Redefining '\cite'.
Package biblatex Info: Redefining '\parencite'.
Package biblatex Info: Redefining '\footcite'.
Package biblatex Info: Redefining '\footcitetext'.
Package biblatex Info: Redefining '\textcite'.
Package biblatex Info: Redefining '\supercite'.
Package biblatex Info: Redefining '\cites'.
Package biblatex Info: Redefining '\parencites'.
)
Package biblatex Info: Trying to load configuration file...
Package biblatex Info: ... file 'biblatex.cfg' found.
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/biblatex/biblatex.cfg
File: biblatex.cfg
))
! Undefined control sequence.
<recently read> \addbibresource
l.3 \addbibresource
{biblatex-examples.bib}
The control sequence at the end of the top line
of your error message was never \def'ed. If you have
misspelled it (e.g., `\hobx'), type `I' and the correct
spelling (e.g., `I\hbox'). Otherwise just continue,
and I'll forget about whatever was undefined.
! LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}.
See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type H <return> for immediate help.
...
l.3 \addbibresource{b
iblatex-examples.bib}
You're in trouble here. Try typing <return> to proceed.
If that doesn't work, type X <return> to quit.
Package biblatex Info: Trying to load language 'english'...
Package biblatex Info: ... file 'english.lbx' found.
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/biblatex/lbx/english.lbx
File: english.lbx 2010/03/19 v0.9a biblatex localization
)
\@quotelevel=\count152
(./terse.aux)
\openout1 = `terse.aux'.
LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for OML/cmm/m/it on input line 5.
LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 5.
LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for T1/cmr/m/n on input line 5.
LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 5.
LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for OT1/cmr/m/n on input line 5.
LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 5.
LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for OMS/cmsy/m/n on input line 5.
LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 5.
LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for OMX/cmex/m/n on input line 5.
LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 5.
LaTeX Font Info: Checking defaults for U/cmr/m/n on input line 5.
LaTeX Font Info: ... okay on input line 5.
\openout3 = `terse-blx.bib'.
Package biblatex Info: Trying to load bibliographic data...
Package biblatex Info: ... file 'terse.bbl' not found.
No file terse.bbl.
Package biblatex Info: Reference section=0 on input line 5.
Package biblatex Info: Reference segment=0 on input line 5.
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Here is how much of TeX's memory you used:
3693 strings out of 495061
59784 string characters out of 1182621
194789 words of memory out of 3000000
6905 multiletter control sequences out of 15000+50000
3640 words of font info for 14 fonts, out of 3000000 for 9000
28 hyphenation exceptions out of 8191
30i,4n,21p,828b,322s stack positions out of 5000i,500n,10000p,200000b,50000s
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Output written on terse.pdf (1 page, 13249 bytes).
PDF statistics:
10 PDF objects out of 1000 (max. 8388607)
0 named destinations out of 1000 (max. 500000)
1 words of extra memory for PDF output out of 10000 (max. 10000000)