teTex

nautilus_1987 · 09-16-2002, 02:31 PM

Hi there!

People what the heck is teTex, it takes 60 of space?
Can I uninstall it?

thnx

MasterC · 09-16-2002, 02:35 PM

http://tug.cs.umb.edu/tetex/

http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/view...a/texinfo.html

60 what?

nautilus_1987 · 09-17-2002, 12:33 PM

60 MB

MasterC · 09-17-2002, 03:14 PM

I don't think I would uninstall it, unless you are really that pressed for space, in which case it would still seem to be an "essential" program. Maybe try removing X or something non-essential. TeTex is part of the basic LFS setup, so I don't know if I would touch it.

Cool

NGraphiX · 09-18-2002, 07:16 PM

Isn't taTex a unix version of Tex, laTex and so on?
If you don't use them,
why not remove them?
I'm a poet! but back to our issue I think you should be safe
removing it. (unless the info command needs it)

nautilus_1987 · 09-19-2002, 12:28 PM

So, what the heck is that teTex, do I need it?

NGraphiX · 09-19-2002, 01:58 PM

If I'm right , it's a program to compile .dvi files
there like postscript or pdf , it's a document format
which is basicaly used for math papers , because
it includes easy formatting of equations.

That's the use of laTex and Tex I know of, but in linux
I think the info command uses it for something.

Someone correct me if I'm wrong.

nautilus_1987 · 09-19-2002, 02:01 PM

Well I think I should leave it.......

MasterC · 09-19-2002, 11:12 PM

Sweet, but if you aren't on a critical system, and can afford losing certain text features long enough to find out what happens when you remove it, why not? I mean:
pkgtool
And remove it. If there's issues:
pkgtool
And reinstall it.

Might be worth a try if you are worried about space...

Cool