Fwd: TeXLive windows

[Zdenek Wagner]

Hi,

in addition to network connection and setting PATH, it might be
necessary tu run "tlmgr postaction" on the client computers:

$ tlmgr postaction --help
Name:
   tlmgr - the native TeX Live Manager

Usage:
   tlmgr [option...] action [option...] [operand...]

 postaction:
   postaction [option...] install [shortcut|fileassoc|script] [pkg...]
   postaction [option...] remove [shortcut|fileassoc|script] [pkg...]
       Carry out the postaction "shortcut", "fileassoc", or "script" given
       as the second required argument in install or remove mode (which is
       the first required argument), for either the packages given on the
       command line, or for all if "--all" is given.

       Options:

       --windowsmode=[user|admin]
           If the option "--windowsmode" is given the value "user", all
           actions will only be carried out in the user-accessible parts of
           the registry/filesystem, while the value "admin" selects the
           system-wide parts of the registry for the file associations. If
           you do not have enough permissions, using "--windowsmode=admin"
           will not succeed.

       --fileassocmode=[1|2]
           "--fileassocmode" specifies the action for file associations. If
           it is set to 1 (the default), only new associations are added;
           if it is set to 2, all associations are set to the TeX Live
           programs. (See also "option fileassocs".)

       --all
           Carry out the postactions for all packages

As I heard, it is possible to install TeX Live eg on Linux including
binaries for other platforms. Then you can use the installation on a
central server for clients with Linux, Windows, etc.

Zdeněk Wagner
https://www.zdenek-wagner.eu/

st 15. 10. 2025 v 19:05 odesílatel Markus Kohm via tex-live
<tex-live at tug.org> napsal:
>
> Am Mittwoch, 15. Oktober 2025, 17:33 schrieb Vinoth Kumar S Swaminathan via
> tex-live:
> > Can someone suggest the right method for the above and good to have if any
> > documentation/your experience on above.
>
> With Linux: Mount the remote texlive/2025 directory of the server to a local
> (empty) directory, e.g., /usr/local/texlive/2025. Add the binary directory of
> the local texlive at the beginning of PATH, e.g.
>         PATH=/usr/local/texlive/2025/bin/x86_64-linux:$PATH
>         export PATH
> Open a child shell or LaTeX editor.
>
> Mounting network sources at boot time is also possible (and even when
> connecting to the network). But this has nothing to do with TeX Live. So if
> needed, ask a Linux forum.
>
> BUT: LaTeX runs with remote LaTeX-Installations can be slow depending on the
> network speed and the number of packages used. Therefore I've not used it for
> several years. Instead some time ago I've used rsync to copy a server
> installation to the local machines and keep them up-to-date. I have since
> moved away from this approach and now use standalone installations on each
> individual machine instead. This takes a little time when installing, but
> updates are usually quick to complete.
>
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