TeX Live and MacTeX ⇒ Install all new packages in TexLive

[airblaster]

Hello,

I know how to update all installed packages, but I couldn't find any information on how install all new packages (not yet installed) with just one command.
Is there any way to do that?

Thanks
airblaster

[localghost]

I suggest to take a look at the TeX Live Documentation [1]. It explains how to manage the installation.

[1] The TeX Live Guide - TeX Live 2009: 6 tlmgr - managing your installation


Best regards
Thorsten

[josephwright]

tlmgr update --self --all

[airblaster]

Thanks for you answers, but so far I couldn't solve the problem

@localghost: AFAIK the documentation does not tell how to install all new packages
@josephwright: "tlmgr update --self --all" updates installed packages and the infrastructure, but AFAIK it does not install new packages.

e.g. there is the new package gnu-freefont from yesterday. If I call "tlmgr update --self --all" it is not installed.

So far the only way I have found to install a new package is "tlmgr install <package name>".
But what I want is to install any new packages from the command line, whithout knowing their name. Kind of like a (non-existing) "tlmgr install --all".
Did I miss anything?

[josephwright]

The default settings do install new packages using tlmgr. If a package appears one day, expecting it to be mirrored to every server the next day is a bit much! If you want stuff at the burning edge you might not get it out of the box. However, in general you do get new packages automatically.

[airblaster]

EDITED

Problem solved, reason: "tlmgr update --self --all" ignores the option --all

[phi]

"tlmgr update --self --all" ignores the option --all

No, that is not the case.

[T3.]

"tlmgr update --self --all" ignores the option --all

This is actually a bug. Just to confirm, you are on Windows, right?

This should be fixed with the next infrastructure update. Thanks for the report.

Cheers,

Tomek