How can I install MikTex on CentOS 7?

[John C Frain]

I had a somewhat similar problem on Mint 19 and anaconda 3.  It appears
that Anaconda itself or some package in anaconda installs a very incomplete
LaTeX.  (I suspect it may be required for Pandoc or Jupyter or some other
package but really don't know.)
 I fixed the problem by ensuring that my installation of tex-live was found
by placing tex-live first in my PATH environment.  You can check which
versions of the TeX programs TeXstudio is using with |HELP|Check Latex
installation|.

I did a search for the anaconda latex files this evening and could not find
them.  Perhaps they have been removed by some update to an anaconda package.

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On Mon, 31 Aug 2020 at 10:23, Bomidi Lakshmi Madhavan <
madhavanbomidi at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> Thanks for your support.
>
> Anaconda is a free and open source distribution of Python. This was
> installed by me as the default python with Centos 7 is not convenient for
> additional libraries.
>
> Thanks and regards,
> Madhavan
>
> On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 1:28 PM Lars Madsen <daleif at math.au.dk> wrote:
>
>> I have no idea what an anaconda installation is, I only manually install
>> the upstream TeXLive.
>>
>> If there are stuff missing then either the installation is incomplete, or
>> the anaconda installation is installing via CentOS packages, we knbow that
>> linux dists have a tendency to split texlive into smaller pieces making it
>> harder for users to know what to install.
>>
>> Which is why I always manually install the upstream texlive
>>
>> /Lars Madsen
>> Institut for Matematik / Department of Mathematics
>> Aarhus Universitet / Aarhus University
>> Mere info: http://au.dk/daleif@math <http://au.dk/daleif@imf> / More
>> information: http://au.dk/en/daleif@math <http://au.dk/en/daleif@imf>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Bomidi Lakshmi Madhavan <madhavanbomidi at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* 31 August 2020 09:46
>> *To:* Lars Madsen <daleif at math.au.dk>
>> *Cc:* Bob Tennent <rdtennent at gmail.com>; texhax at tug.org <texhax at tug.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: How can I install MikTex on CentOS 7?
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Thanks for your suggestion. It is working now. Apart from running this
>> command, I found that tex is also found at '/usr/bin'. In the configuration
>> file, I have given the path ('/usr/bin/') for all the requisite libraries
>> and it is working fine. All the tex files are compiling. It seems the
>> anaconda2 installation of tex-live has some issues with missing fonts.
>>
>> Thanks for your support.
>>
>> With best regards,
>> Madhavan
>>
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 11:56 AM Lars Madsen <daleif at math.au.dk> wrote:
>>
>> I haven't used centos in years. I generally only use Ubuntu.
>>
>> you might get away with
>>
>> fmtutil --sys --all
>>
>> to rebuild the formats (see fmtutil --help), otherwise you'll probably
>> need to reinstall texlive
>>
>> /Lars Madsen
>> Institut for Matematik / Department of Mathematics
>> Aarhus Universitet / Aarhus University
>> Mere info: http://au.dk/daleif@math <http://au.dk/daleif@imf> / More
>> information: http://au.dk/en/daleif@math <http://au.dk/en/daleif@imf>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Bomidi Lakshmi Madhavan <madhavanbomidi at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* 31 August 2020 08:15
>> *To:* Lars Madsen <daleif at math.au.dk>
>> *Cc:* Bob Tennent <rdtennent at gmail.com>; texhax at tug.org <texhax at tug.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: How can I install MikTex on CentOS 7?
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Do you want me to uninstall the current tex-live installation and
>> reinstall the same? Please suggest the commands for installation on
>> Centos-7.
>>
>> Look forward to your response,
>> Thanks and regards,
>> Madhavan
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 11:50 AM Lars Madsen <daleif at math.au.dk> wrote:
>>
>> That seems like your installation is incomplete. The actual formats have
>> not been build, which is done as the last part of the installation.
>>
>> /Lars Madsen
>> Institut for Matematik / Department of Mathematics
>> Aarhus Universitet / Aarhus University
>> Mere info: http://au.dk/daleif@math <http://au.dk/daleif@imf> / More
>> information: http://au.dk/en/daleif@math <http://au.dk/en/daleif@imf>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Bomidi Lakshmi Madhavan <madhavanbomidi at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* 31 August 2020 08:11
>> *To:* Lars Madsen <daleif at math.au.dk>
>> *Cc:* Bob Tennent <rdtennent at gmail.com>; texhax at tug.org <texhax at tug.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: How can I install MikTex on CentOS 7?
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Please check the attached *screenshot showcasing the texstudio
>> configuration*.
>>
>> Following is the error I get when I run the pdflatex via the command
>> line:  * ==> It seems pdflatex.fmt file is not found*
>>
>> [madhavan at localhost test_latexdiff]$ pdflatex version1.tex
>> warning: kpathsea: configuration file texmf.cnf not found in these
>> directories:
>> /home/madhavan/anaconda2/bin:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/bin/share/texmf-local/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/bin/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/bin/share/texmf/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/bin/texmf-local/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/bin/texmf-dist/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/bin/texmf/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/share/texmf-local/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/share/texmf/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/texmf-local/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/texmf-dist/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/texmf/web2c:/home/texmf-local/web2c:/home/madhavan:/home/madhavan/share/texmf-local/web2c:/home/madhavan/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/home/madhavan/share/texmf/web2c:/home/madhavan/texmf-local/web2c:/home/madhavan/texmf-dist/web2c:/home/madhavan/texmf/web2c.
>> This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.19 (TeX Live 2018) (preloaded
>> format=pdflatex)
>>
>> kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt
>> warning: kpathsea: configuration file texmf.cnf not found in these
>> directories:
>> /home/madhavan/anaconda2/bin:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/bin/share/texmf-local/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/bin/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/bin/share/texmf/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/bin/texmf-local/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/bin/texmf-dist/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/bin/texmf/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/share/texmf-local/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/share/texmf/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/texmf-local/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/texmf-dist/web2c:/home/madhavan/anaconda2/texmf/web2c:/home/texmf-local/web2c:/home/madhavan:/home/madhavan/share/texmf-local/web2c:/home/madhavan/share/texmf-dist/web2c:/home/madhavan/share/texmf/web2c:/home/madhavan/texmf-local/web2c:/home/madhavan/texmf-dist/web2c:/home/madhavan/texmf/web2c.
>> /home/madhavan/anaconda2/bin/mktexfmt: kpsewhich -var-value=TEXMFROOT
>> failed, aborting early.
>> BEGIN failed--compilation aborted at
>> /home/madhavan/anaconda2/bin/mktexfmt line 25.
>> I can't find the format file `pdflatex.fmt'!
>>
>> Look forward to your response and support.
>> Thanks and regards,
>> Madhavan
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 11:13 AM Lars Madsen <daleif at math.au.dk> wrote:
>>
>> Then I don't understand the error message, it is the
>> '/home/madhavan/anaconda2/bin/' that I do not understand
>>
>> Can you run pdflatex by hand via the commandline?
>>
>> How is pdflatex specified in the texstudio configuration?
>>
>>
>> /Lars Madsen
>> Institut for Matematik / Department of Mathematics
>> Aarhus Universitet / Aarhus University
>> Mere info: http://au.dk/daleif@math <http://au.dk/daleif@imf> / More
>> information: http://au.dk/en/daleif@math <http://au.dk/en/daleif@imf>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* Bomidi Lakshmi Madhavan <madhavanbomidi at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* 31 August 2020 07:29
>> *To:* Lars Madsen <daleif at math.au.dk>
>> *Cc:* Bob Tennent <rdtennent at gmail.com>; texhax at tug.org <texhax at tug.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: How can I install MikTex on CentOS 7?
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Yes. The location of pdflatex is obtained as below:
>>
>>
>> *(base) [madhavan at localhost ~]$ which pdflatex *
>> *~/anaconda2/bin/pdflatex*
>>
>> Look forward to your support.
>> Thanks and regards,
>> Madhavan
>>
>> On Mon, Aug 31, 2020 at 11:01 AM Lars Madsen <daleif at math.au.dk> wrote:
>>
>> Is pdflatex even at that specified location?
>>
>>
>> /Lars Madsen
>> Institut for Matematik / Department of Mathematics
>> Aarhus Universitet / Aarhus University
>> Mere info: http://au.dk/daleif@math <http://au.dk/daleif@imf> / More
>> information: http://au.dk/en/daleif@math <http://au.dk/en/daleif@imf>
>>
>> ------------------------------
>> *From:* texhax <texhax-bounces+daleif=imf.au.dk at tug.org> on behalf of
>> Bomidi Lakshmi Madhavan <madhavanbomidi at gmail.com>
>> *Sent:* 31 August 2020 06:23
>> *To:* Bob Tennent <rdtennent at gmail.com>
>> *Cc:* texhax at tug.org <texhax at tug.org>
>> *Subject:* Re: How can I install MikTex on CentOS 7?
>>
>> Hi Bob,
>>
>> Greetings. I have a work computer with Centos 7 installed. On the
>> 'downloads' section (https://miktex.org/download), Miktex is not
>> available for installation on Centos 7. Though I tried to use the commands
>> given for Centos 8, the installation is not happening. I am aware of
>> tex-live as an alternative but I am well acquainted with Miktex for
>> long-time. I have even installed tex-live along with TexStudio. When I
>> click 'Build & view', I get the following error message:
>>
>> Could not start Build & View:PdfLaTeX:
>>
>> "/home/madhavan/anaconda2/bin/pdflatex" -synctex=1
>> -interaction=nonstopmode
>>
>>
>> Look forward to your response.
>>
>> Thanks and regards,
>> Madhavan
>> ---------------------------------
>> Dr. Bomidi Lakshmi Madhavan
>> National Atmospheric Research Laboratory (NARL)
>> Gadanki - 517 112, Chittoor (Dist.)
>> Andhra Pradesh, INDIA
>>
>> On Thu, Aug 27, 2020 at 10:09 PM Bob Tennent <rdtennent at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>  >|
>>  >|I have CentOS 7 on my working PC. I wanted to install
>>  >|Miktex on the same but surprised to find that it is
>>  >|available only for CentOS 8. Is there a way to get MikTex
>>  >|compatible on CentOS 7?
>>
>> You'd be more likely to get a suitable response from the
>> MikTeX support site but my advice would be to follow
>> the suggested instructions for CentOS8. After all, the
>> miktex.repo file has
>>
>> https://miktex.org/download/fedora/28/
>>
>> as the baseurl so I doubt there's anything CentOS8-specific.
>>
>> Bob T.
>>
>>
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