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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=DE link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Hi everybody,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I am trying to install a TeX Live distribution on my Windows 10 system in order to use it with TexMaker to work on documents for university. However, I find myself unable to get the installation done.<br>After downloading the install-tl.zip file, extracting it, starting the install-tl-windows file and clicking myself through the wizard, the installation window will then always close itself after a couple of seconds, not having installed a single package (it is always saying 0001/some number and 12many.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>This is what happens in the cmd-shell:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Loading http://mirror.las.iastate.edu/tex-archive/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Installing TeX Live 2018 from: http://mirror.las.iastate.edu/tex-archive/systems/texlive/tlnet (not verified)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Platform: win32 => 'Windows'<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Distribution: net (downloading)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Using URL: http://mirror.las.iastate.edu/tex-archive/systems/texlive/tlnet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Directory for temporary files: C:\Users\Fabrizio\AppData\Local\Temp\Yok_l7wHTx<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Installer revision: 49210<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Database revision: 49734<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Loading http://mirror.hmc.edu/ctan/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Installing TeX Live 2018 from: http://mirror.hmc.edu/ctan/systems/texlive/tlnet (not verified)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Platform: win32 => 'Windows'<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Distribution: net (downloading)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Using URL: http://mirror.hmc.edu/ctan/systems/texlive/tlnet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Directory for temporary files: C:\Users\Fabrizio\AppData\Local\Temp\Yok_l7wHTx<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Installer revision: 49210<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Database revision: 49734<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Settings:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'> TEXDIR: "C:/texlive/2018"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span 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class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'> tlpdbopt_desktop_integration: "1"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'> tlpdbopt_file_assocs: "1"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'> tlpdbopt_generate_updmap: ""<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'> tlpdbopt_install_docfiles: "1"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'> tlpdbopt_install_srcfiles: "1"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'> tlpdbopt_location: "http://mirror.hmc.edu/ctan/systems/texlive/tlnet"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'> tlpdbopt_post_code: "1"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'> tlpdbopt_sys_bin: "/usr/local/bin"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'> tlpdbopt_sys_info: "/usr/local/share/info"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'> tlpdbopt_sys_man: "/usr/local/share/man"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'> tlpdbopt_w32_multi_user: ""<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'> total_size: "5919"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Installing to: C:/texlive/2018<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Not an admin install; not making read-only<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Not an admin install; not making read-only<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Not an admin install; not making read-only<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Not an admin install; not making read-only<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Installing [0001/3716, time/total: ??:??/??:??]: 12many [376k]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>TLUtils::untar: C:\Users\Fabrizio\Downloads\install-tl\install-tl-20190116\tlpkg\installer\tar.exe xmf C:\Users\Fabrizio\AppData\Local\Temp\Yok_l7wHTx\bLWYVm989c/12many.tar failed (in C:/texlive/2018/texmf-dist)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>TLPDB::_install_package: <b>untar failed</b><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Installation failed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Rerunning the installer will try to restart the installation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>Or you can restart by running the installer with:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'> install-tl-windows.bat --profile installation.profile [EXTRA-ARGS]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'>or<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'> install-tl-advanced.bat --profile installation.profile [EXTRA-ARGS]<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:10.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>I tried downloading install-tl.zip from another mirror, I started the installation as admin as well as not, I installed the perl etc. packages via Cygwin and turned the anti-virus-software off but I could not find a solution. It will always say something about “corrupt data” and “untar failed”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>If anyone has a hint for me, I would be very glad to hear from you. And I hope this question is not asked too often. If so, I would really leike to know, where I can get further information.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Thanks you!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Fabrizio Turco <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br /> <table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;">
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