perl install-tl fails: Can't exec "mktexlsr": Permission denied at tlpkg/TeXLive/TLUtils.pm line 667

Norbert Preining norbert at preining.info
Wed Nov 17 08:39:26 CET 2021


Hi

> 1. The target filesystem was inadvertently mounted noexec. I have
> remounted and will try again.

That was 99% probability the case.

> 2. Is there any way to restart an install without redoing the
> successful downloads?

But since you have everything installed already, you should be fine with
doing
	export PATH=/data/.....bin/YOURARCH/:$PATH
	mktexlsr
	updmap-sys
	fmtutil-sys --all

I guess ..

> 3. Does 'ls-R file' mean a file named 'ls-R' ?

Yes.

Best

Norbert

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