Run latex in Ubuntu and error ! LaTeX Error: File `tcolorbox.sty' not found.

[dave poreh]

Hi Folks, 

I have a book in windows 7 it is running very good, but in linux, I am getting this error:

...

! LaTeX Error: File `tcolorbox.sty' not found.

Type X to quit or <RETURN> to proceed,

or enter new name. (Default extension: sty)

Enter file name:

! Emergency stop.

...

Can someone give me a tips pls?

Cheers, 

Dave

[Peter Flynn]

So install it. Obviously it was included by default in whatever distribution you used under Windows, but in Linux, you may have installed the short version of TeX instead of texlive-full.

1. Download the zip file from https://ctan.org/pkg/tcolorbox (use the link where it says "Download the contents...").
   
2. Create your Personal TeX Directory: in a Terminal window, type mkdir -p ~/texmf/tex/latex
   
3. Unzip the file into that directory (it will create a tcolorbox subdirectory).

Full details are in Formatting Information at http://latex.silmaril.ie/formattinginformation/pkginst.html

///Peter

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[Peter Flynn]

BTW when using a personal TeX directory like this on GNU/Linux systems (including Apple Mac OS X), do not run texhash or mktexlsr because TeX will find stuff in there automatically before looking anywhere else.

If you use C:\texmf on Windows as your personal TeX directory, and you are running MiKTeX, you must add that folder name to the MiKTeX filename database (FNDB) configuration, and then run FNDB Update each time you add a package, font, etc., otherwise TeX will not find your new stuff.

Full details are in Formatting Information at http://latex.silmaril.ie/formattinginformation/personal.html

///Peter

[dave poreh]

Thanks, 

This time is giving another error:

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! LaTeX Error: File `xparse.sty' not found.

Type X to quit or <RETURN> to proceed,

or enter new name. (Default extension: sty)

...

is there a way to install everything in BULK?

Cheers, 

Dave

[Peter Flynn]

Yes the normal way is to install the texlive-full package through your Linux system installer

P

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