[XeTeX] An easy way to update Xe(La)TeX

[Gareth Hughes]

وفا خلیقی wrote:
> This is what I have tried to update XeTeX on my linux machine.
> 
> 1- open a terminal and write
> 
> sudo rsync -av rsync://
> contextgarden.net/minimals/current/bin/xetex/linux/bin/xetex
> /usr/local/texlive/2008/bin/i386-linux/
> 
> 
> Note: replace i386-linux with x86_64 if you are using 64 bit linux.
> 
> 2- generate the required formats by typing:
> 
> sudo fmtutil --byfmt xelatex
> 
> 
> 
> Thanks to ConTeXt minimal team for providing the binary.

Thanks for this, وفا. I'm using Ubuntu Hardy still with its repository
version of TeXLive2007. Would this method of updating be compatible and
safe, in that it won't mess up repository updates?

Thanks,

Gareth.

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