<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">I suggest you first consult the guidance available on this page: <a href="https://www.tug.org/texlive/pkginstall.html">https://www.tug.org/texlive/pkginstall.html</a></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">If you fall into the first situation the only way to get an updated version would be to upgrade your Ubuntu install. There’s already been a Long Term Support release made in April 2020 and one is currently in process for April 2022. That makes your installed version supported but old. A tutorial on upgrading an installed Ubuntu desktop can be found here: <a href="https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/upgrading-ubuntu-desktop#1-before-you-start">https://ubuntu.com/tutorials/upgrading-ubuntu-desktop</a></div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Stephen Michael Kellat </div><div dir="ltr">Erie Looking Productions</div><div dir="ltr">https://erielookingproductions.info</div><div dir="ltr">https://coyote.works</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr"><br><blockquote type="cite">On Nov 30, 2021, at 5:50 PM, Torbjörn Svensson Diaz <torbjorn.svensson.diaz@gmail.com> wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Hello!</span><br><span></span><br><span>I have trouble using tlmgr.</span><br><span></span><br><span>user@user-desktop:~/Documents/Programming/LaTex$ sudo tlmgr update --self</span><br><span>(running on Debian, switching to user mode!)</span><br><span>Cannot determine type of tlpdb from /home/user/texmf!</span><br><span>cannot setup TLPDB in /home/user/texmf at /usr/bin/tlmgr line 6424.</span><br><span></span><br><span>The same result appears when I try to install packages. I run Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS.</span><br><span></span><br><span>What am I to do? Can someone please help me?</span><br><span></span><br><span>-- </span><br><span></span><br><span>Torbjörn Svensson Diaz</span><br><span></span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>