Le mardi 03 mai 2005 à 11:16 -0600, Paul E Condon a écrit : > I am not a TeX expert. I have books and I am searching the Web. I found > a package that is supposed to do a thing that I want, namely newsletr. > I want to install it on my Sarge system, which already has tetex package > installed and running. But I can't figure out what to do in order to > the TeX package, newsletr, into tetex the Debian way.
hmmm, when there is no glowing "debian way", the normal way applies ... > The instructions > from ctan.org on managing a one-person TeX system seem to assume a starting > point in the TeX config files that differs from what was set up by aptitude. which point ? please give details > I can't make out what I really need to do, and I'm almost certain that > Debian tetex package eliminates the need for steps that are required for > non-Debian tetex users, but what steps? > Where can I find help that is > specific to the Debian package? Where can I just find documentation that > has been edited to reflect Debian package reality? > > Please give pointers to the real Debian stuff. please give information on how the ctan stuff differs from the debian directory or conf file layout, most of the time, Debian is *very* conforming to this kind of stuff (yeah, how precise is this !) BTW, there is a simple series of steps to do a single user install of any .sty file : - create a ~/texmf/tex dir - put you newsletr.sty file into it - run texhash enjoy Aurélien. Your lucky number has been disconnected. ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.clearswift.com **********************************************************************