On Tue, Mar 2, 2010 at 10:35 AM, Matthew Saltzman <mjs@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > A better way is to help with the Fedora packaging effort for > TeXLive2009. Visit http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/TeXLive for > information on how to add the TeXLive2009 repository and install from > there. It depends on how you define "better." Look at the goals of the TexLive 2009 Fedora packaging: "A better packaging scheme allows to reduce bandwidth and save significant disc space. It also allows simpler maintenance of separate TeX packages. " and "Users could use exactly the part of TeX they need without wasting disc space." I can see the advantage of Fedora packaging for (1) the casual TeX user; (2) for packages that need a specific set of TeX dependencies. However, for the serious TeX user, the issues of bandwidth and disc space are not relevant. For that user, one needs access to all of TeXLive, and to be up to date. TeXLive now offers TeXLive manager (tlmgr) and a GUI to tlmgr. With this, one can eliminate what packages one doesn't want with much finer granularity than with the Fedora packaging, and one doesn't have to wait for Fedora 13! Kirk -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
