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tlmgr — Manage packages and configuration options of an existing TeX Live installation. Some subcommands suc

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Problem

How to use the tlmgr command: Manage packages and configuration options of an existing TeX Live installation. Some subcommands such as paper have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://www.tug.org/texlive/doc/tlmgr.html#NAME>.

Solution

tlmgr — Manage packages and configuration options of an existing TeX Live installation. Some subcommands such as paper have their own usage documentation. More information: <https://www.tug.org/texlive/doc/tlmgr.html#NAME>.

Install a package and its dependencies:

tlmgr install {{package}}

Remove a package and its dependencies:

tlmgr remove {{package}}

Display information about a package:

tlmgr info {{package}}

Update all packages:

tlmgr update --all

Show possible updates without updating anything:

tlmgr update --list

Start a GUI version of tlmgr:

tlmgr gui

List all TeX Live configurations:

tlmgr conf

Code Snippets

Install a package and its dependencies

tlmgr install {{package}}

Remove a package and its dependencies

tlmgr remove {{package}}

Display information about a package

tlmgr info {{package}}

Update all packages

tlmgr update --all

Show possible updates without updating anything

tlmgr update --list

Context

tldr-pages: common/tlmgr

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