Simon Dreher <simon.dre...@gmx.net> wrote: > Am 31.12.2012 17:10, schrieb Bob Tennent: > > >|However, this is the one package that one absolutely must > > >|download and install from the original version. The repackaging > > >|industry tends to lag behind. For example, if you use the latest > > >|Ubuntu LTS (12.04 Precise Pangolin) you haven't got it. > > The problem is the LTS version: either you use the up-to-date version > (raring? At least quantal!) and get texlive2012, or you use the LTS > version getting only security fixes and some tested bugfix version and > have a stable, but soon somehow outdated system... it was your choice > ;-) Of course you /can/ install texlive by hand, if you don't care about > the benefits of a clean system package management system. Actually it is > often recommended, but somehow this is a bit contradictive to the idea > of LTS distros...
it's a problem for people who manage their own machines. my work machine (belonging to the laboratory) is 12.04 lts by lab policy. i run my own tl2012 installation, separately -- i need to keep up, but i'm not allowed to change my os. > > Dirk: I believe Ubuntu depends on Debian packaging and the Debian > > maintainer for musixtex et al regards WIMA as the upstream source. > > m-tx 0.60d-5 is in Debian testing. > > And works quite well. Only some of the short commands for compiling the > m-tx sources seem to be missing ("pmx2pdf" and "m-tx"), but the basic > commands prepmx (for m-tx) and pmx (pmx & tex for pmx -> dvi) are > working great. note that i don't ordinarily use musi*tex (it's my wife who's the professional musician). i'm just here keeping an eye on you lot ;-) (as the ctan team, we try to remain aware of what people are doing.) robin ------------------------------- TeX-music@tug.org mailing list If you want to unsubscribe or look at the archives, go to http://tug.org/mailman/listinfo/tex-music