[texhax] Fwd: Ubuntu Linux

[Mark Hale]

I've used texlive's only installer on my Ubuntu systems for
some time now, precisely because they (Ubuntu folk) don't seem
interested in keeping up to date. Kind of strange for a distro so
dedicated to internationalization.

Just make symlinks (the installer gives you that option) to
someplace in your path, and you're home free...

Does anyone know *why* the Ubuntu distros are so far behind
in this critical area?

Mark


---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Tim McKenzie <tjm1983 at gmail.com>
Date: Sun, May 24, 2009 at 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: [texhax] Ubuntu Linux
To: texhax at tug.org
Cc: Randy Schilling <RChilling at comcast.net>, Christopher Olah
<christopherolah.co at gmail.com>


On Monday 25 May 2009 11:36:54 Christopher Olah wrote:
> Package: texlive-latex-base
...
> Version: 2007-10

Yes, I neglected to mention that Ubuntu still seems to be using TeX Live 2007.
Do you need a more up-to-date installation, or are you happy to wait until
Ubuntu catches up? (I have no idea how long it will take them to do so.)

Tim
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