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tlmgr-update:tldr:c9d13
This command is a terminal command used in Unix-like operating systems (e.g., Linux) to update a TeX Live package without installing any dependencies. Here's the breakdown of the command:
-
sudo
: This is a command used to execute the following command with administrative privileges. It allows the user to perform actions that regular users are not authorized to do. -
tlmgr
: This is the command-line tool for managing TeX Live packages. TeX Live is a popular distribution of the TeX typesetting system used for creating documents. -
update
: This is the subcommand for updating packages in TeX Live. -
--no-depends
: This option informstlmgr
to only update the specified package without installing any dependencies. -
${package}
: This is a placeholder referring to the name of the specific TeX Live package you want to update without installing its dependencies. You need to replace${package}
with the actual package name (e.g.,texlive-latex-extra
) while running the command.
So, running this command will update the specified TeX Live package, ensuring that its dependencies are not installed at the same time.