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damjan

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Registered: 2006-05-30

Posts: 452

Re: TeX Live packages

I'm a complete newb about anything TeX

Marcel-

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From: Utrecht, NL

Registered: 2006-12-03

Posts: 266

Re: TeX Live packages

In that case I would strongly advise you to read The TeXbook, LaTeX. A Document Preparation System and/or The LaTeX Companion first; otherwise you will probably get lost sooner or later... TeX is a beautiful typesetting system, but you really have to learn it, before you can produce anything nice.

Stefan Husmann

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From: Germany

Registered: 2007-08-07

Posts: 1,391

Re: TeX Live packages

In that case I would strongly advise you to read The TeXbook, LaTeX. A Document Preparation System and/or The LaTeX Companion first; otherwise you will probably get lost sooner or later... TeX is a beautiful typesetting system, but you really have to learn it, before you can produce anything nice.

I do not agree. At least with LaTeX you can typeset beautiful documents without much knowledge. Reading l2short or some Wikis, and you can do the most tasks. I never read the TeXbook or the Lamport. It may help, but it is not necessary.

mcz06

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Registered: 2009-11-05

Posts: 1

Re: TeX Live packages

I've installed Chakra 64bit, a new ditribution based on Archlinuxand withe the same repositories, and I tried to
write a letter using Lyx and the koma-letter2 template, but I get this error:

LaTeX Warning: \KOMAScriptVersion  is `2006/07/30 v2.95b KOMA-Script',
               but `2009/07/24 v3.04a KOMA-Script' was expected!
               You should not use classes, packages or files from
               different KOMA-Script versions.

Package: scrkbase 2006/07/30 v2.95b KOMA-Script package (KOMA-Script-dependent 
basics and keyval usage)
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/koma-script/scrbase.sty

LaTeX Warning: \KOMAScriptVersion  is `2006/07/30 v2.95b KOMA-Script',
               but `2009/07/24 v3.04a KOMA-Script' was expected!
               You should not use classes, packages or files from
               different KOMA-Script versions.

Package: scrbase 2006/07/30 v2.95b KOMA-Script package (KOMA-Script-independent
 basics and keyval usage)
(/usr/share/texmf-dist/tex/latex/graphics/keyval.sty
Package: keyval 1999/03/16 v1.13 key=value parser (DPC)
\KV@toks@=\toks14
) (/usr/share/texmf/tex/latex/koma-script/scrlfile.sty
Package: scrlfile 2009/03/25 v3.03 KOMA-Script package (loading files)
Package scrlfile, 2009/03/25 v3.03 KOMA-Script package (loading files)
                  Copyright (C) Markus Kohm

)))
! Undefined control sequence.
l.549 \DeclareKeyValOption
                          [%
The control sequence at the end of the top line
of your error message was never \def'ed. If you have
misspelled it (e.g., `\hobx'), type `I' and the correct
spelling (e.g., `I\hbox'). Otherwise just continue,
and I'll forget about whatever was undefined.


! LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}.

See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation.
Type  H <return>  for immediate help.
... ... ...
... ... ...

I tried also to use the koma-book template and it seems to work.
I have these packages (from extra repository):

texlive-bibtexextra 2009.15542-1
texlive-bin 2009.4-3
texlive-core 2009.15574-1
texlive-fontsextra 2009.14770-1
texlive-formatsextra 2009.14770-1
texlive-games 2009.15166-1
texlive-genericextra 2009.14264-1
texlive-htmlxml 2009.14086-2
texlive- humanities 2009.15155-1
texlive-latex3 2009.15565-1
texlive-music 2009.13822-2
texlive-pictures 2009.15544-1
texlive-plainextra 2009.14767-1
texlive-pstricks 2009.15032-1
texlive-publishers 2009.14714-1
texlive-science 2009.14871-1

What I'm doing wrong?

tommygreatboom

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Registered: 2009-10-02

Posts: 1

Re: TeX Live packages

Thank for good info. Now I know what should I read first.

tomislavski

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Registered: 2010-02-09

Posts: 87

Re: TeX Live packages

Hi everyone,

does anyone know a good package for generating flow charts in latex?

Last edited by tomislavski (2010-05-30 11:35:35)