How can I install MikTex on CentOS 7?

Tue Sep 1 06:29:21 CEST 2020

Hi,

Thanks everyone for your support. The problem is similar to that
encountered by John C Frain and was resolved due to support from Lars
Madsen.

With best regards,
Madhavan

On Tue, Sep 1, 2020 at 3:39 AM John C Frain <frainj at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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.
>
> John C Frain
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> Ireland
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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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