[tex-live] ubuntu and tex live?

[Norbert Preining]

On Mit, 02 Mai 2007, Karl Berry wrote:
> Does anyone here have access to a current Ubuntu system, or can
> otherwise find out what vintage TeX Ubuntu is using?

following Debian it has
	teTeX3 and TeX Live2005 in the released versions
and
	TeX Live 2007 in the develop version
Exact details I don't know since I don't know about what release is
what.

> I ask because I just heard that Dell was going to sell computers with
> Ubuntu preinstalled.  It would be nice if it included a reasonably
> current TeX.

This will probably be Ubuntu Stable with teTeX ...

Best wishes

Norbert

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Dr. Norbert Preining <preining at logic.at>                    Università di Siena
Debian Developer <preining at debian.org>                         Debian TeX Group
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