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Problem with Latex Packages Ubuntu 12.04

I'm writing a latex document in TeXworks and I'm having some problems with a couple of packages I'm using in my file, amsrefs.sty and pcatcode.sty. For some reason TeXworks decided it didn't like ...
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What's wrong with lualatex?

I'm not sure if this is a bug or I've done something wrong (or I simply don't know luatex well enough). This minimal example file test.tex \documentclass{article} \usepackage{luacode} ...
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Is there a convenient command for fetching all needed latexpackages of a specific .tex file?

Is there a convenient command for installing latex packages in the console? I only use an normal editor and pdflatex for editing, so I don't want textlive or any other big program. If there is: How ...
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How to install chemfig through apt-get

I'm doing some LaTeX and I need the chemfig package. As usual, I type the package name in synaptic but this time nothing matches the search. Does anyone know how to install it ? Is it possible ...
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biblatex package recommends biber (>= 0.9), but it doesn't exist

I'm not sure I understand what this means. How can Ubuntu recommend something that isn't in the repository? Am I supposed to fetch the source code and install myself? Why isn't there a biber package? ...
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How to install LaTeX package called “standalone” properly so I can get update with Synaptic package manager?

How to install LaTeX package called "standalone" properly so I can get update with Synaptic package manager? I know I can manually download the file and install it.
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TeX Live 2010 or 2011 in 11.10?

Will Ubuntu 11.10 ship with TeX Live 2010 or 2011? It seems Debian will package TeX Live 2011 and TeX Live 2011 has now been released. See also: needs-packaging request on launchpad.
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How to check if a LaTeX package has been installed?

How to check if a LaTeX package has been installed in Ubuntu? When installing, I followed the methods mentioned in http://math.arizona.edu/support/tex/accountpackages.html and ...