Marko Cehaja <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Does somebody know how to set up tex/latex system on slink? > > While doing simple configurations I always get errors like > tex.fmt not found or latex.fmt not found. > > So I can't convert *.tex files via latex nor use LyX. > > I tried with FAQ suggestions to create tex.fmt and it didn't > work. Who has experienced similar problem regarding the > configuration of tex/latex on slink? > > Please help it is very important for me to have running latex on my > system.
Believe it or not, this is a Y2K bug in TeX/LaTeX. You need to upgrade to a newer version. Last I heard you could pick up a fixed version for slink in the proposed updates. Download the tetex*.deb files from ftp://ftp.debian.org/debian/dists/slink-proposed-updates/ or use your favorite mirror, and install them via dpkg -i tetex*.deb. Gary