[texhax] Collection for social sciences and the humanities for TeXLive 2006

Reinhard Kotucha reinhard.kotucha at web.de
Tue Sep 19 21:04:15 CEST 2006


>>>>> "Uwe" == Uwe Lück <uwe.lueck at web.de> writes:

  > [What is a "collection" as opposed to a "distribution" with
  > "separate existence"?]

A collection is a subset of packages within the TL distribution.

  > [Sorry, when "all packages are installed", what for is the
  > "collection"?]

If you have enough disk space, it is recommended to install
everything.  You don't have to worry about what a particular package
or collection is good for.  But not everyone has enough disk space.   

Regards,
  Reinhard

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