I have installed TexLive2014 under scheme-full using the latest iso file. But terminal still doesn't recognise the 'tex' or 'latex' commands. Do I need to install extra packages outside of the iso file? If so, why are they not included in the iso file?
2 Answers
You have two possibilities here:
install the version released with your Ubuntu. For example, 14.04 ships with TeXLive 2013 (not 2014). This is the easiest way; just type
sudo apt-get texlive-full
and be done.
You can install directly the newest version of TeXLive. Follow for example the instruction in https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/1092/how-to-install-vanilla-texlive-on-debian-or-ubuntu/95373#95373. Be warned that installing software outside the package management can led to some complex situation; in that post you have some hint.
There are instruction also in Upgrade from Tex Live from 2013 to 2014 on Ubuntu 14.04
The option #1 is the recommended one, unless you really need some cutting edge version of the packages (I am for example a quite advanced LaTeX user, and rarely do).
That said, it seems that the only problem you have is that the installation path is not in your PATH
. It is explained in "finishing the installation" in the first linked post, or in point #5 of the second one(1). If you find that part too complex, I really advise to follow option #1.
(1) they are different methods/philosophies, but they have the same final effect.
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1I was able to follow the instruction 2 and make the existing 2014 installation work. Thank You. Mar 20, 2015 at 6:03
You should install it from the official Ubuntu sources.
sudo apt-get install texlive