Hello,
I can't install packages at my company's PC, so I was wondering, if there is a way to load my installed packages from home.
Any ideas? Thank you in advance,
Jonas
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Johannes_B
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Re: package problem
Hi and welcome,
it is surely possible, but without any information about the system and distribution, it is impossible to give any specific hints.
Doing stuff like that isn't the most practical way, though. Installing a portable version of TeX Live or MikTeX might be easier.
Actually talking to the system administrators about that will be the most productive way i think. If you employer cannot guarantee you getting your work done properly, there is something wrong. This is my opinion.
it is surely possible, but without any information about the system and distribution, it is impossible to give any specific hints.
Doing stuff like that isn't the most practical way, though. Installing a portable version of TeX Live or MikTeX might be easier.
Actually talking to the system administrators about that will be the most productive way i think. If you employer cannot guarantee you getting your work done properly, there is something wrong. This is my opinion.
The smart way: Calm down and take a deep breath, read posts and provided links attentively, try to understand and ask if necessary.
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Stefan Kottwitz
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package problem
Hi Jonas,
welcome to the forum!
Also I suggest, ask your IT admin to get the current version of TeX Live with all packages. TeX Live would be my choice on any system.
If there's a TeX version installed, you could install additional packages in your TeX home directory. This is usually part of your own user directory where you can store packages. They would have even higher priority than system wide installed packages. You can get that location by typing
at the command prompt.
As Johannes said, there's also a portable TeX Live which runs on a USB stick.
Stefan
welcome to the forum!
Also I suggest, ask your IT admin to get the current version of TeX Live with all packages. TeX Live would be my choice on any system.
If there's a TeX version installed, you could install additional packages in your TeX home directory. This is usually part of your own user directory where you can store packages. They would have even higher priority than system wide installed packages. You can get that location by typing
kpsewhich -var-value=TEXMFHOMEat the command prompt.
As Johannes said, there's also a portable TeX Live which runs on a USB stick.
Stefan
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Re: package problem
Hello,
thank you for your fast response.
I'll try to put the packages into the home directory. The command kpsewhich -var-value=TEXMFHOME is really helpful. If it's still not working, I will use TeX Live which looks pretty good!
Thanks a lot guy's!
Jonas
thank you for your fast response.
I'll try to put the packages into the home directory. The command kpsewhich -var-value=TEXMFHOME is really helpful. If it's still not working, I will use TeX Live which looks pretty good!
Thanks a lot guy's!
Jonas