Re: [Texmacs-dev] installing new texmacs versions with ubuntu

[bytecolor]

Hello,

I found the new version of texmacs here:
http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/i386/texmacs/download

I tried adding the relevant entries into /etc/apt/sources.list and updated apt. 
It crapped out, something about `keys'. I had no clue what the problem was so I 
backed off.

If a packages is not available, I compile from source and install into my home 
directory. I have full control over the installation.

I leave Ubuntu's package system alone. If it gets hosed (which I've done in the 
past) I end up re-installing Ubuntu. And that's just unacceptable.

You can download the .deb package from the URL above (there is a texmacs-common 
package too) and install it manually but, once again, you are circumventing 
Ubuntu's package management system.

There is another way, there always is! I run the latest bleeding edge texmacs. 
I grab it through svn, compile it and install it in $HOME. This is a rather 
involved process which is mostly for developers.

Maybe one of the package maintainers will suggest something.

-- 
bytecolor (S. Edward Dolan)


--- On Tue, 8/18/09, Marie-Francoise Roy <address@hidden> wrote:

> From: Marie-Francoise Roy <address@hidden>
> Subject: [Texmacs-dev] installing new texmacs versions with ubuntu
> To: address@hidden
> Date: Tuesday, August 18, 2009, 3:45 AM
> Hi
> 
> Version 1.0.6.14 of Texmacs is incluced in my Ubuntu
> distribution and this is what I installed a few months ago.
> 
> I received info from freshmeat that new Texmacs versions
> are available apparently 1.0.7.2-1 is the latest one, but I
> do not know how to proceed to install it
> 
> On the Texmacs site it is said "Ubuntu <http://www.ubuntu.com/> is based on 
> Debian <http://www.texmacs.org/tmweb/download/linux.en.html#debian>
> "unstable", and therefore contains TeXmacs. You can
> (probably) install an up-to-date TeXmacs from Debian
> "experimental"",  but Debian "experimental" does not
> work
> 
> Help please
> 
> Marie-Francoise Roy
> 
> 
> 
> 
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