Re: Package management
Ulrike Fischer <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.comp.tex.miktex |
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| Message-ID | <[email protected]> |
Am Mon, 13 Apr 2015 21:46:38 -0500 schrieb Paul Johnson: > I did not install this MikTeX on several systems, so I don't know how > things got this way. I have pretty much experience with Linux/Unix > administration, but am baffled by the "convenience" of Windows. > > 1. How are permissions to install packages controlled? Sometimes, on > some Windows installs, we see the non-admin users are refused > permission to install packages. THey can run the maintenance program > for non administrators, they can see the package list, but the install > option is gray, not chooseable. I don't have multiuser installation so I can't run tests and you not giving much informations about the installation (where are the roots, how do they run the maintenance etc). > 2. On the other machines where local users are allowed to install > packages, I have this challenge. From all the user accounts, harvest > the installed packages, and then put those installs into the > administrator's setup, so they are available for all users who come > along (saving problem of installing packages). It seems like I ought > to be able to just copy the tex/latex folder out of the user account > into something under the MixTeX directory and then run texhash (same > as the "Synchronize" button in the GUI?). Well you always can copy files from one tree to another (if you have the writing rights), but it would probably confuse the maintenance tools of miktex. Why don't you simply install everything in the admin tree? Space shouldn't be an issue today. -- Ulrike Fischer http://www.troubleshooting-tex.de/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ BPM Camp - Free Virtual Workshop May 6th at 10am PDT/1PM EDT Develop your own process in accordance with the BPMN 2 standard Learn Process modeling best practices with Bonita BPM through live exercises http://www.bonitasoft.com/be-part-of-it/events/bpm-camp-virtual- event?utm_ source=Sourceforge_BPM_Camp_5_6_15&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=VA_SF