Is there a way to create Tex Live or LaTeX virtual environment?
I am looking for a Python-style virtualenv or venv to create a virtual environment where I can install LaTeX packages such that the packages are available to my current LaTeX project only (but not available system-wide).
I am expecting something like the following:
- Create a virtual-environment path, say,
./venv. - Set some environment variables or modify
tlmgr installcommands such that new packages are installed into./venvwith the proper directory structure. - Set some environment variables or modify
pdflatexcommands such that the new documents I compile use packages from the./venvdirectory along with the packages in the system-wide paths that came with Tex Live distribution. - I do not however want to hardcode any
./venvpaths in the LaTeX documents (the.texfiles). The source code in the.texfile should be agnostic of whether it is being compiled with a virtual environment or not.
packages paths texlive-2018
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I am looking for a Python-style virtualenv or venv to create a virtual environment where I can install LaTeX packages such that the packages are available to my current LaTeX project only (but not available system-wide).
I am expecting something like the following:
- Create a virtual-environment path, say,
./venv. - Set some environment variables or modify
tlmgr installcommands such that new packages are installed into./venvwith the proper directory structure. - Set some environment variables or modify
pdflatexcommands such that the new documents I compile use packages from the./venvdirectory along with the packages in the system-wide paths that came with Tex Live distribution. - I do not however want to hardcode any
./venvpaths in the LaTeX documents (the.texfiles). The source code in the.texfile should be agnostic of whether it is being compiled with a virtual environment or not.
packages paths texlive-2018
asked Aug 29 '18 at 3:33
Lone LearnerLone Learner
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@HenriMenke I believe we can create multiple user-trees like this:tlmgr init-usertree --usertree ~/tex1; tlmgr init-usertree --usertree ~/tex2.
– Lone Learner
Aug 29 '18 at 3:56
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I am looking for a Python-style virtualenv or venv to create a virtual environment where I can install LaTeX packages such that the packages are available to my current LaTeX project only (but not available system-wide).
I am expecting something like the following:
- Create a virtual-environment path, say,
./venv. - Set some environment variables or modify
tlmgr installcommands such that new packages are installed into./venvwith the proper directory structure. - Set some environment variables or modify
pdflatexcommands such that the new documents I compile use packages from the./venvdirectory along with the packages in the system-wide paths that came with Tex Live distribution. - I do not however want to hardcode any
./venvpaths in the LaTeX documents (the.texfiles). The source code in the.texfile should be agnostic of whether it is being compiled with a virtual environment or not.
packages paths texlive-2018
asked Aug 29 '18 at 3:33
Lone LearnerLone Learner
972717
I am looking for a Python-style virtualenv or venv to create a virtual environment where I can install LaTeX packages such that the packages are available to my current LaTeX project only (but not available system-wide).
I am expecting something like the following:
- Create a virtual-environment path, say,
./venv. - Set some environment variables or modify
tlmgr installcommands such that new packages are installed into./venvwith the proper directory structure. - Set some environment variables or modify
pdflatexcommands such that the new documents I compile use packages from the./venvdirectory along with the packages in the system-wide paths that came with Tex Live distribution. - I do not however want to hardcode any
./venvpaths in the LaTeX documents (the.texfiles). The source code in the.texfile should be agnostic of whether it is being compiled with a virtual environment or not.
packages paths texlive-2018
packages paths texlive-2018
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asked Aug 29 '18 at 3:33
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asked Aug 29 '18 at 3:33
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@HenriMenke I believe we can create multiple user-trees like this:tlmgr init-usertree --usertree ~/tex1; tlmgr init-usertree --usertree ~/tex2.
– Lone Learner
Aug 29 '18 at 3:56
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@HenriMenke I believe we can create multiple user-trees like this:tlmgr init-usertree --usertree ~/tex1; tlmgr init-usertree --usertree ~/tex2.
– Lone Learner
Aug 29 '18 at 3:56
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@HenriMenke I believe we can create multiple user-trees like this:
tlmgr init-usertree --usertree ~/tex1; tlmgr init-usertree --usertree ~/tex2.– Lone Learner
Aug 29 '18 at 3:56
@HenriMenke I believe we can create multiple user-trees like this:
tlmgr init-usertree --usertree ~/tex1; tlmgr init-usertree --usertree ~/tex2.– Lone Learner
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You can use TeX Live's user mode for that purpose. As you have already mentioned in the comments, you can create a new user tree (allowing multiple trees) using
$ tlmgr init-usertree --usertree ~/test-tree
To install a package in this tree you have to pass the user tree and the option --usermode
$ tlmgr install --usertree ~/test-tree --usermode <package>
To run LaTeX you have to give it a hint where to look for user packages, by setting the TEXMFHOME variable. You can either do this separately for each run
$ TEXMFHOME=~/test-tree pdflatex test.tex
or globally for the current shell by exporting the name (use unset to exit the “virtual environment”)
$ export TEXMFHOME=~/test-tree
$ pdflatex test.tex
$ unset TEXMFHOME
answered Aug 29 '18 at 4:09
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A nice thing about theTEXMFHOMEvariable is that it works withtlmgrtoo. So we can do something like this too:export TEXMFHOME=~/tree; tlmgr init-usertree; tlmgr --usermode install csquotes; pdflatex foo.tex; unset TEXMFHOME
– Lone Learner
Aug 29 '18 at 4:25
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You can use TeX Live's user mode for that purpose. As you have already mentioned in the comments, you can create a new user tree (allowing multiple trees) using
$ tlmgr init-usertree --usertree ~/test-tree
To install a package in this tree you have to pass the user tree and the option --usermode
$ tlmgr install --usertree ~/test-tree --usermode <package>
To run LaTeX you have to give it a hint where to look for user packages, by setting the TEXMFHOME variable. You can either do this separately for each run
$ TEXMFHOME=~/test-tree pdflatex test.tex
or globally for the current shell by exporting the name (use unset to exit the “virtual environment”)
$ export TEXMFHOME=~/test-tree
$ pdflatex test.tex
$ unset TEXMFHOME
answered Aug 29 '18 at 4:09
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A nice thing about theTEXMFHOMEvariable is that it works withtlmgrtoo. So we can do something like this too:export TEXMFHOME=~/tree; tlmgr init-usertree; tlmgr --usermode install csquotes; pdflatex foo.tex; unset TEXMFHOME
– Lone Learner
Aug 29 '18 at 4:25
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You can use TeX Live's user mode for that purpose. As you have already mentioned in the comments, you can create a new user tree (allowing multiple trees) using
$ tlmgr init-usertree --usertree ~/test-tree
To install a package in this tree you have to pass the user tree and the option --usermode
$ tlmgr install --usertree ~/test-tree --usermode <package>
To run LaTeX you have to give it a hint where to look for user packages, by setting the TEXMFHOME variable. You can either do this separately for each run
$ TEXMFHOME=~/test-tree pdflatex test.tex
or globally for the current shell by exporting the name (use unset to exit the “virtual environment”)
$ export TEXMFHOME=~/test-tree
$ pdflatex test.tex
$ unset TEXMFHOME
answered Aug 29 '18 at 4:09
Henri MenkeHenri Menke
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A nice thing about theTEXMFHOMEvariable is that it works withtlmgrtoo. So we can do something like this too:export TEXMFHOME=~/tree; tlmgr init-usertree; tlmgr --usermode install csquotes; pdflatex foo.tex; unset TEXMFHOME
– Lone Learner
Aug 29 '18 at 4:25
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You can use TeX Live's user mode for that purpose. As you have already mentioned in the comments, you can create a new user tree (allowing multiple trees) using
$ tlmgr init-usertree --usertree ~/test-tree
To install a package in this tree you have to pass the user tree and the option --usermode
$ tlmgr install --usertree ~/test-tree --usermode <package>
To run LaTeX you have to give it a hint where to look for user packages, by setting the TEXMFHOME variable. You can either do this separately for each run
$ TEXMFHOME=~/test-tree pdflatex test.tex
or globally for the current shell by exporting the name (use unset to exit the “virtual environment”)
$ export TEXMFHOME=~/test-tree
$ pdflatex test.tex
$ unset TEXMFHOME
answered Aug 29 '18 at 4:09
Henri MenkeHenri Menke
77.3k8171285
You can use TeX Live's user mode for that purpose. As you have already mentioned in the comments, you can create a new user tree (allowing multiple trees) using
$ tlmgr init-usertree --usertree ~/test-tree
To install a package in this tree you have to pass the user tree and the option --usermode
$ tlmgr install --usertree ~/test-tree --usermode <package>
To run LaTeX you have to give it a hint where to look for user packages, by setting the TEXMFHOME variable. You can either do this separately for each run
$ TEXMFHOME=~/test-tree pdflatex test.tex
or globally for the current shell by exporting the name (use unset to exit the “virtual environment”)
$ export TEXMFHOME=~/test-tree
$ pdflatex test.tex
$ unset TEXMFHOME
answered Aug 29 '18 at 4:09
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A nice thing about theTEXMFHOMEvariable is that it works withtlmgrtoo. So we can do something like this too:export TEXMFHOME=~/tree; tlmgr init-usertree; tlmgr --usermode install csquotes; pdflatex foo.tex; unset TEXMFHOME
– Lone Learner
Aug 29 '18 at 4:25
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A nice thing about theTEXMFHOMEvariable is that it works withtlmgrtoo. So we can do something like this too:export TEXMFHOME=~/tree; tlmgr init-usertree; tlmgr --usermode install csquotes; pdflatex foo.tex; unset TEXMFHOME
– Lone Learner
Aug 29 '18 at 4:25
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A nice thing about the
TEXMFHOME variable is that it works with tlmgr too. So we can do something like this too: export TEXMFHOME=~/tree; tlmgr init-usertree; tlmgr --usermode install csquotes; pdflatex foo.tex; unset TEXMFHOME– Lone Learner
Aug 29 '18 at 4:25
A nice thing about the
TEXMFHOME variable is that it works with tlmgr too. So we can do something like this too: export TEXMFHOME=~/tree; tlmgr init-usertree; tlmgr --usermode install csquotes; pdflatex foo.tex; unset TEXMFHOME– Lone Learner
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@HenriMenke I believe we can create multiple user-trees like this:
tlmgr init-usertree --usertree ~/tex1; tlmgr init-usertree --usertree ~/tex2.– Lone Learner
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