Re: Why does tlmgr repeatedly list arara as "forcibly removed"

> On Mar 5, 2026, at 4:15 PM, Murray Eisenberg <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> With the TeXLive Utility under macOS, each time I open it lately (for TL 2026), I see arara and arara-universal-darwin packages listed as "forcibly removed".
> 
> Why?
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> Murray Eisenberg [email protected]
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Howdy,

That binary (and the symlink to it) are removed from the TeX Live 2026 installed by MacTeX-2026 because it isn't properly signed by the authors (the binary for arara is supplied by outside authors and isn't compiled with the rest of theTeX Live binaries). Proper signing is a prerequisite for Apple to approve an install package so that must be removed.

However, you can easily get rid of that annoying message by installing via TLU. When you see that message just select both items and choose Actions->Install Selected Packages (Opt-Cmd-I) which will install the missing items.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
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