Toolchain Installation

Requirements

• Installation of Tex Live from ctan.org
• Execution of a script in the ubuntu-developer-manual branch

Install Tex Live

1. Uninstall Ubuntu TeX Live packages:

   • sudo apt-get remove texlive-*

2. Download the TeX Live2009 install script: http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive/tlnet/install-tl-unx.tar.gz

3. Unpck the tarball:

   • tar -zxvf install-tl-unx.tar.gz

4. Change to the newly-unpacked directory:

   • cd install-tl-*

5. Run the installation script:

   • sudo ./install-tl

6. Configure the installation.

   • Use all defaults except: enable Create symlinks to standard directories, as follows:

   1. Enter capital letter 'O'
   2. Enter capital letter 'L'
   3. You are prompted, one at a time, to enter where you want binaries, man pages, and info pages. Use the following:
      • For binaries, use: /usr/bin
      • For man, use /usr/share/man
      • For info, use /usr/share/info
   4. Enter capital 'R' to return to the main menu
7. Install:
   • Enter capital 'I' to install. This will take some time.

Get Trunk and Run Script

1. Create a working dir and move into it
2. Get the ubuntu-developer-manual branch:

   • bzr branch lp:ubuntu-developer-manual

3. Execute install-pkgs.sh as root:

   • sudo ./install-pkgs.sh