Re: [MiKTeX] Preparing a CD containing a MikTeX installation
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From: Duncan M. <mu...@st...> - 2007-06-08 15:15:16
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On 6/8/2007 7:16 AM, Theodor Stewart wrote: > I'm not sure of the easiest way to add additional packages. Students can use the "Browse Packages" if it's just one or two (or you could just copy the .sty or .zip files from CTAN on to the CD). I have not often found packages that I want students to use that is not loaded with the basic installer, the main exception being PowerDot for presentations. In answer to my own question: it's simple enough. I just downloaded the package files (e.g. natbib.tar.bz2 was one I needed) and added them to the directory of packages from the basic install; nothing else was needed, because the mpm.ini file already had the details. To find out which packages to add, I ran the basic install, ran through the projects I want the students to be able to run, and then looked at the timestamps in texmf/miktex/config/packages.ini for the newly installed packages which didn't come from the initial installation. I downloaded those from the repository and things just work. Duncan Murdoch > > Cheers > > Theo Stewart > Professor of Statistical Sciences > University of Cape Town > > Part-time Professor > Manchester Business School > > Building 28 (P D Hahn), Room 307 > University of Cape Town > 7701 Rondebosch > South Africa > TEL (O): +27-21-650-3224 > TEL(H): +27-21-531-8374 > FAX: +27-21-650-4773 > http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/stats/stewart.htm > > >>>> Duncan Murdoch <mu...@st...> 08/06/2007 12:50 >>> > On 08/06/2007 6:08 AM, Theodor Stewart wrote: >> Hi ... In a similar context, I just copy the Basic Miktex Intaller on to a CD ... it's only about 45MB ane contains most needed packages > > Thanks for the suggestion. I've decided to try this, rather than have > MikTeX runnable from the CD. I'd like to add to the collection of > packages; is there an easy way to do that? > > Duncan Murdoch > >> Theo Stewart >> >> Theo Stewart >> Professor of Statistical Sciences >> University of Cape Town >> >> Part-time Professor >> Manchester Business School >> >> Building 28 (P D Hahn), Room 307 >> University of Cape Town >> 7701 Rondebosch >> South Africa >> TEL (O): +27-21-650-3224 >> TEL(H): +27-21-531-8374 >> FAX: +27-21-650-4773 >> http://www.uct.ac.za/depts/stats/stewart.htm >> >> >>>>> Duncan Murdoch <mu...@st...> 07/06/2007 16:42 >>> >> I'm giving a course in a few days in which students will want to use >> MikTeX, but I can't assume that they have it installed, or that I have a >> good Internet connection at the site. So I'm thinking of preparing a >> CDROM containing the installation files for 2.6 along with a subset of >> the necessary packages. (I don't want a full install, because I need to >> put a lot of other things on the CD.) >> >> Are there tools available to prepare such a thing, or advice about how >> to do it? >> >> Duncan Murdoch >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >> Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >> control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. >> http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ >> _______________________________________________ >> MiKTeX-Users mailing list >> MiK...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/miktex-users >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >> Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >> control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. >> http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ >> _______________________________________________ >> MiKTeX-Users mailing list >> MiK...@li... >> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/miktex-users > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > MiKTeX-Users mailing list > MiK...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/miktex-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express > Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take > control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. > http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ > _______________________________________________ > MiKTeX-Users mailing list > MiK...@li... > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/miktex-users |