<div dir="ltr"><p style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:1.25em 0px"><b>Dear TexLive Support Team,</b></p><p style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:1.25em 0px"><b>I hope you are doing well. I am writing to let you know about an issue I have encountered while using the TexLive package manager on Fedora 38.</b></p><p style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:1.25em 0px"><b>The problem I am facing is related to updating packages using the TexLive package manager (<code style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"S\0000f6hne Mono",Monaco,"Andale Mono","Ubuntu Mono",monospace;font-size:0.875em">tlmgr</code>). Despite setting the default package repository to <code style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"S\0000f6hne Mono",Monaco,"Andale Mono","Ubuntu Mono",monospace;font-size:0.875em"><a href="ftp://tug.org/historic/systems/texlive/2023/tlnet-final/">ftp://tug.org/historic/systems/texlive/2023/tlnet-final/</a></code>, I am encountering difficulties in updating certain packages, particularly the <code style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"S\0000f6hne Mono",Monaco,"Andale Mono","Ubuntu Mono",monospace;font-size:0.875em">epstopdf</code> package.</b></p><p style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:1.25em 0px"><b>Whenever I attempt to update the <code style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"S\0000f6hne Mono",Monaco,"Andale Mono","Ubuntu Mono",monospace;font-size:0.875em">epstopdf</code> package using the command <code style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"S\0000f6hne Mono",Monaco,"Andale Mono","Ubuntu Mono",monospace;font-size:0.875em">sudo tlmgr update epstopdf</code>, I receive the following error message:</b></p><p style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:1.25em 0px"><b><span style="font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:pre;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;display:inline;float:none;color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">bash</span></b></p><p style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:1.25em 0px"><b>/usr/local/bin/tlmgr: TLPDB::from_file could not initialize from: <a href="ftp://tug.org/historic/systems/texlive/2023/tlnet-final//tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb">ftp://tug.org/historic/systems/texlive/2023/tlnet-final//tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb</a><br>/usr/local/bin/tlmgr: Maybe the repository setting should be changed.<br>/usr/local/bin/tlmgr: More info: <a href="https://tug.org/texlive/acquire.html">https://tug.org/texlive/acquire.html</a></b></p><p style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:1.25em 0px;color:rgb(249,249,249);font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(23,23,23);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255);color:rgb(0,0,0)">I have verified that my internet connection is stable, and I have followed the recommended steps to update both <code style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"S\0000f6hne Mono",Monaco,"Andale Mono","Ubuntu Mono",monospace;font-size:0.875em">tlmgr</code> and the <code style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"S\0000f6hne Mono",Monaco,"Andale Mono","Ubuntu Mono",monospace;font-size:0.875em">epstopdf</code> package. However, the issue persists.</span></b></p><p style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:1.25em 0px;font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Given the importance of TexLive in the LaTeX community, I am reaching out to ask for help in resolving this issue. Could you please guide how to address this problem or any alternative solutions that might be available?</span></b></p><p style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:1.25em 0px;font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Your prompt attention to this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your time and assistance.</span></b></p><p style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:1.25em 0px 0px;color:rgb(249,249,249);font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Sincerely,
</span></b></p><p style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;margin:1.25em 0px 0px;color:rgb(249,249,249);font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:16px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Supriya Mandal<br></span></b></p><pre style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;font-family:"S\0000f6hne Mono",Monaco,"Andale Mono","Ubuntu Mono",monospace;font-size:0.875em;margin:0px;background-color:transparent;border-radius:0.375rem;color:currentcolor;font-weight:400;line-height:1.71429;overflow-x:auto;padding:0px"><div class="gmail-dark gmail-bg-gray-950 gmail-rounded-md" style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;border-radius:0.375rem"><div class="gmail-flex gmail-items-center gmail-relative gmail-text-token-text-secondary gmail-bg-token-main-surface-secondary gmail-px-4 gmail-py-2 gmail-text-xs gmail-font-sans gmail-justify-between gmail-rounded-t-md" style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;display:flex;border-top-left-radius:0.375rem;border-top-right-radius:0.375rem;padding:0.5rem 1rem;font-family:Söhne,ui-sans-serif,system-ui,-apple-system,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Ubuntu,Cantarell,"Noto Sans",sans-serif,"Helvetica Neue",Arial,"Apple Color Emoji","Segoe UI Emoji","Segoe UI Symbol","Noto Color Emoji";font-size:0.75rem;line-height:1rem"><div class="gmail-p-4 gmail-overflow-y-auto" style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;overflow-y:auto;padding:1rem;color:rgb(249,249,249);font-family:"S\0000f6hne Mono",Monaco,"Andale Mono","Ubuntu Mono",monospace;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:pre;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><b><code class="gmail-!whitespace-pre gmail-hljs gmail-language-bash" style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;color:rgb(255,255,255);background:rgb(255,255,255);border-radius:0.3em;line-height:1.5;padding:0.1em;white-space:normal;text-align:left;word-break:normal;word-spacing:normal"><br></code></b></div><div class="gmail-p-4 gmail-overflow-y-auto" style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;overflow-y:auto;padding:1rem;color:rgb(249,249,249);font-family:"S\0000f6hne Mono",Monaco,"Andale Mono","Ubuntu Mono",monospace;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;word-spacing:0px;white-space:pre;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><code class="gmail-!whitespace-pre gmail-hljs gmail-language-bash" style="border:0px solid rgb(227,227,227);box-sizing:border-box;font-family:inherit;font-size:inherit;color:rgb(255,255,255);font-weight:inherit;background:none;border-radius:0.3em;line-height:1.5;padding:0.1em;white-space:normal;text-align:left;word-break:normal;word-spacing:normal">n/tlmgr: More info: <a href="https://tug.org/texlive/acquire.html">https://tug.org/texlive/acquire.html</a></code></div></div></div></pre></div>