TinyTeX is a TeX distribution based on TeX Live. tinytex is an R package that helps to install TinyTeX.
Questions tagged [tinytex]
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How to resolve rmarkdown to latex errors involving tikz devices
I am trying to compile an rmarkdown document that includes a geographic plot into a PDF file. Here is a MWE:
---
title: "Problems with maps in tikz"
output: pdf_document
---
```{r setup, include=FALSE}
library(ggplot2)
library(sf)
```
##…

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How do I get amsmath to work in RMarkdown when knitting to PDF?
In RMarkdown, I have a document I want to knit to pdf. The document has equations for which I need automatic numbering. I had been using the $$ 1+1=2 \tag{1} $$ convention to write equations, but now want to switch to the \begin{equation} 1+1=2…

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Unable to knit pdf, receiving tinytex error with failed tlmgr search
Using
- RStudio Version 1.2.1335
- R version
I am able to knit the R markdown file to HTML and Word, but fail with PDF. I keep receiving the same error message telling me that it is unable to locate the "Palatino" font.
The file is successfully…

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Failed to compile test.tex after successful TinyTeX installation via tinytex
I am trying to install TinyTeX via the convenient tinytex-package for R.
After having had a few issues with getting the installation to run smoothly on MacOS, the install_tinytex() function now executes properly and ends with the statement:…

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will R TinyTeX installation interfere with other LaTeX installations on my computer
On my Windows computers I typically install MiKTeX, and on my Linux computers I typically install TeX Live. I write to R Markdown a lot and it is recommended I install the package called TinyTeX via install.packages("tinytex") then…

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ERROR: Your TexLive version is not updated enough
I would like to create a pdf document using Quarto. When I run the following simple code it returns the following error:
---
title: "Test"
format: pdf
---
Example document
Output error:
running xelatex - 1
command xelatex not found, attempting…

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Error: ! Undefined sequence control \setbeamertemplate, trying render rmarkdown-file to beamer presentation
I get the following latex error when rendering to rmarkdown file to beamer-presentation.
! Undefined control sequence.
l.16 \setbeamertemplate
{caption}[numbered]
My rmarkdownscript looks as following, and the problem…

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Install custom TeX packages
I'm trying to install a custom Latex package (this Beamer template). I've tried to create a new directory under ...\AppData\Roaming\TinyTeX\texmf-local\, copy the .sty files and refresh Tinytex with tlmgr update --self -all tlmgr path add…

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How to render PDF from R Markdown with Chinese characters
I am unable to render PDF files from R Markdown properly due to the Chinese characters in an otherwise mostly English document, from a Windows 11 machine, using tinytex. I'm receiving the following error:
! Package fontspec Error: The font "SimHei"…

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"Error in (function (file = if (onefile) "Rplots.pdf" else "Rplot%3d.pdf, " when I compile PDF in RStudio (KNITR package)
I created a Sweave file in RStudio, with mostly code:
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
Hello
<<>>=
library(x)
library(y)
library(z)
data(dataset)
plot(dataset$variable1, dataset$variable2)
[...] #This means "other lines", not literally…

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Error: installing tinytex (tinytex::install_tinytex()) in rstudio
I am trying to knit reports to pdf documents in rstudio.
I have successfully installed rtools and added it to my PATH, and also installed rmarkdown and tinytex. However whenever I run tinytex::install_tinytex() the following error about tlmgr is…

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Why No Latex Installation Detected
I am running R 4.0.5 on Window 10. It's a new laptop with a very recent R, RStudio, and tinytex installations. I have a notebook file that works fine when I knit to Word. But when I try to knit to PDF, I get the following error:
output file:…

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Kable table where booktabs and collapse_rows with the first column "stacked" fails to produce pdf after R/Rstudio/tinytex update
I recently updated my RStudio version to Version 1.4.1106, my R version to 4.0.5 (2021-03-31) -- "Shake and Throw". This was prompted by a particularly troublesome tinytex installation. Since that time I have been unable to get .rmd to knit into…

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Unable to compile a Rmarkdown file on Arch Linux
I'm having a problem compiling a simple Rmarkdown file, and I'm clueless about the solutions. Here is the problem:
Document I want to compile
It's a simple document without R code, just text. In the header: title, author, date and output:…

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debugging rmarkdown error 'tlmgr' not found
I'm trying to knit to PDF using an .rmd file. It failed and suggested I look:
https://yihui.org/tinytex/r/#debugging for debugging tips.
The second step is to run tinytex::tlmgr_update(), however this returns:
tlmgr update --all --self
Error in…

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