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my server has as operation system: Ubuntu 12.04.05 LTS.

Because my goal is to generate some .tex-files on my server I installed TeX Live. So I executed this command in the shell:

apt-get install texlive -full

It installed about 1.7 Gb.

When I now execute the following:

tex --version

It get the information:

TeX 3.1415926 (TeX Live 2009/Debian) kpathsea version 5.0.0 Copyright 2009 D.E. Knuth. There is NO warranty. Redistribution of this software is covered by the terms of both the TeX copyright and the Lesser GNU General Public License. For more information about these matters, see the file named COPYING and the TeX source. Primary author of TeX: D.E. Knuth.

And this is what I don't understand, why isn't there the newer version of TeX Live?

Greetings

Michaelsen
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  • most of the 1.7Gb are docs and language packs though - this is why I don't install the -full package any more – hakononakani Mar 15 '15 at 18:09
  • and why is there an TeX Live version 2009? Is this a default package of Ubuntu or I installed it with my apt-get install texlive -full – Michaelsen Mar 15 '15 at 18:12

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why isn't there the newer version of TeX Live?

Packages for example the linux kernel don't get major version updates during a ubuntu release because of stability reasons.

Maybe you can use the tex live Backports (https://launchpad.net/~texlive-backports/+archive/ubuntu/ppa) to install a newer version.

After adding the ppa to your system you can install the newer version:

sudo apt-get update

sudo apt-get install texlive-full

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  • Ok, I also could live with the 2009 version. I didn't even know it's already installed . So was it a big mistake that I executed: apt-get install texlive -full ? Do I have do uninstall it or is everything fine? – Michaelsen Mar 15 '15 at 19:29
  • I think you can upgrade without uninstall by adding the ppa and the 2 commands. (Only if you want a newer Version). The only negative thing with a full install is that all languages are installed, but if you can life with this, i think everything is fine. Mark the question as answered, other questions would be a new stackoverflow question. – svenhornberg Mar 15 '15 at 21:33
  • When I use `-full`, apt-get complains that it doesn't know command line option `-l` (it kows `-f` and `-u`). Is that what you intended? Do I have a different version of `apt-get`? – drevicko May 07 '15 at 10:19
  • the package name is "texlive-full" the space is wrong (http://packages.ubuntu.com/search?keywords=texlive-full) – svenhornberg May 07 '15 at 10:25