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SISSA Computing FAQ: about LATEX
It sometimes happens that you need a new version of some macro package or font; the correct approach is to create a private installation of (La)TeX which includes the new stuff you need.
Create in your home directory a subdirectory named texmf, using the following command:
mkdir ~/texmf
To be able to use your class files (with extension .cls) or style files (with extension .sty) using LaTeX:
- 1) create in your main directory a subdirectory named texmf, using the following command: mkdir ~/texmf
- 2) copy to this subdirectory the files *.cls or/and *.sty
- 3) check which is your default shell using one of the following commands on a linux pc or on ssh.sissa.it: echo $SHELL
- or if you do not obtain the information, please use: getent passwd yourusername | cut -d: -f7 (for example: getent passwd falco | cut -d: -f7 )
if the result is: /bin/bash
falco's shell is bash…
If you are using bash shell, add into the file .bashrc of your main directory the following line:
export TEXINPUTS="$HOME/texmf//:$TEXINPUTS"
if the result is: /bin/tcsh
falco's shell is tcsh…
If you are using tsch shell, add into the files .cshrc of your main directory the following line:
setenv TEXINPUTS $HOME/texmf//:$TEXINPUTS
The double slash, after $HOME/texmf, is not an error.
After you change the appropriate startup files, log out and log back in.