README.md

tlenv: TeX Live version manager tool on Unix-like systems

TeX Live version manager tool inspired by rbenv

Getting started

1. Install tlenv in local

git clone https://github.com/munepi/tlenv.git ~/.tlenv
cd ~/.tlenv
git clone https://github.com/munepi/tlenv-texlive-install.git  plugins/texlive-install

If you use Mac with Apple silicon, then you may install the following plugin.

git clone https://github.com/munepi/tlenv-texlive-install-darwin.git  plugins/texlive-install-darwin

2. Setup tlenv

export PATH=~/.tlenv/bin:${PATH}
if which tlenv > /dev/null; then eval "$(tlenv init -)"; fi

3. Try to install the latest TeX Live version

tlenv install current

...

Installed current to /Users/<your account>/.tlenv/versions/current


NOTE: to activate this TeX Live version as the new default, run: tlenv global current

Enjoy Happy TeXing!

Plugins

• texlive-install: TeX Live installation
• texlive-install-darwin: TeX Live installation for macOS (Darwin)
• shared-texmflocal: shared TEXMFLOCAL
• tlnet-texjporg: setup tlnet on texlive.texjp.org for the previous TeX Live versions

License

This program is licensed under the terms of the MIT License.

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Munehiro Yamamoto https://github.com/munepi