# Install texlive with Homebrew, apk, chocolatey, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, zypper, winget

Free software distribution for the TeX typesetting system. Version 20260301 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-22.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:texlive
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install texlive
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install texlive
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: tex/texlive/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- apk (92%):

```sh
sudo apk add libsynctex
```

  Evidence: Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libsynctex from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install texlive
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: texlive from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- dnf (92%):

```sh
sudo dnf install texlive
```

  Evidence: Fedora Rawhide package metadata: texlive from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#texlive
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: texlive from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix

- zypper (92%):

```sh
sudo zypper install libkpathsea6
```

  Evidence: openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: libkpathsea6 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

### Windows

- Chocolatey (92%):

```sh
choco install texlive
```

  Evidence: Chocolatey community package catalog: texlive from http://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/Packages?$filter=IsLatestVersion&$select=Id&$top=1000&$skiptoken='11','telegram.install'

- winget (92%):

```sh
winget install --id chezhe.Aleph -e
```

  Evidence: Windows Package Manager source index: chezhe.Aleph from https://cdn.winget.microsoft.com/cache/source.msix

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:texlive
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/texlive>
- **Version:** 20260301
- **Source summary:** Free software distribution for the TeX typesetting system
- **Homepage:** <https://www.tug.org/texlive/>
- **Repository:** <https://tug.org/svn/texlive/trunk/Build>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://www.tug.org/texlive/doc.html>
- **License:** LicenseRef-Homebrew-cannot-represent
- **Source archive:** <https://ftp.math.utah.edu/pub/tex/historic/systems/texlive/2026/texlive-20260301-source.tar.xz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-22T14:06:28-07:00
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

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- adhocfilelist (cli)
- afm2afm (cli)
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- afm2tfm (cli)
- albatross (cli)
- aleph (cli)
- allcm (cli)
- allec (cli)
- allneeded (cli)
- amstex (cli)
- aom-fullref (cli)
- arara (cli)
- arlatex (cli)
- authorindex (cli)
- autoinst (cli)
- autosp (cli)
- axohelp (cli)
- bbl2bib (cli)
- bg5+latex (cli)
- bg5+pdflatex (cli)
- bg5conv (cli)
- bg5latex (cli)
- bg5pdflatex (cli)
- bib2gls (cli)
- bibcop (cli)
- bibdoiadd (cli)
- bibexport (cli)
- bibmradd (cli)
- bibtex (cli)
- bibtex8 (cli)
- bibtexu (cli)
- biburl2doi (cli)
- bibzbladd (cli)
- bookshelf-listallfonts (cli)
- bookshelf-mkfontsel (cli)
- bundledoc (cli)
- cachepic (cli)
- cef5conv (cli)
- cef5latex (cli)
- cef5pdflatex (cli)
- cefconv (cli)
- ceflatex (cli)
- cefpdflatex (cli)
- cefsconv (cli)
- cefslatex (cli)
- cefspdflatex (cli)
- checkcites (cli)
- checklistings (cli)
- chkdvifont (cli)
- chklref (cli)
- chktex (cli)
- chkweb (cli)
- citeproc-lua (cli)
- cjk-gs-integrate (cli)
- cllualatex (cli)
- cluttex (cli)
- clxelatex (cli)
- convbkmk (cli)
- convertgls2bib (cli)
- csplain (cli)
- ctan-o-mat (cli)
- ctanbib (cli)
- ctanify (cli)
- ctanupload (cli)
- ctie (cli)
- ctwill (cli)
- ctwill-proofsort (cli)
- ctwill-refsort (cli)
- ctwill-twinx (cli)
- datatool2bib (cli)
- de-macro (cli)
- depythontex (cli)
- detex (cli)
- devnag (cli)
- deweb (cli)
- diadia (cli)
- digestif (cli)
- disdvi (cli)
- dosepsbin (cli)
- dt2dv (cli)
- dtxgen (cli)
- dv2dt (cli)
- dvi2fax (cli)
- dvi2tty (cli)
- dviasm (cli)
- dvibook (cli)
- dviconcat (cli)
- dvicopy (cli)
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- dvilualatex-dev (cli)
- dviluatex (cli)
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- dvitomp (cli)
- dvitype (cli)
- e2pall (cli)
- ebb (cli)
- edtx2dtx (cli)
- eolang (cli)
- eplain (cli)
- epspdf (cli)
- epspdftk (cli)
- epstopdf (cli)
- eptex (cli)
- etex (cli)
- euptex (cli)
- exceltex (cli)
- explcheck (cli)
- extconv (cli)
- extractbb (cli)
- fig4latex (cli)
- findhyph (cli)
- fmtutil (cli)
- fmtutil-sys (cli)
- fmtutil-user (cli)
- fontinst (cli)
- fragmaster (cli)
- gbklatex (cli)
- gbkpdflatex (cli)
- getmapdl (cli)
- gftodvi (cli)
- gftopk (cli)
- gftype (cli)
- git-latexdiff (cli)
- gregorio (cli)
- gsftopk (cli)
- hbf2gf (cli)
- hilatex (cli)
- hishrink (cli)
- histretch (cli)
- hitex (cli)
- htlatex (cli)
- htmex (cli)
- httex (cli)
- httexi (cli)
- htxelatex (cli)
- htxetex (cli)
- hyperxmp-add-bytecount (cli)
- inimf (cli)
- initex (cli)
- installfont-tl (cli)
- jadetex (cli)
- jamo-normalize (cli)
- jfmutil (cli)
- kanji-config-updmap (cli)
- kanji-config-updmap-sys (cli)
- kanji-config-updmap-user (cli)
- kanji-fontmap-creator (cli)
- ketcindy (cli)
- komkindex (cli)
- kpseaccess (cli)
- kpsepath (cli)
- kpsereadlink (cli)
- kpsestat (cli)
- kpsetool (cli)
- kpsewhere (cli)
- kpsewhich (cli)
- kpsexpand (cli)
- l3build (cli)
- l3sys-query (cli)
- lacheck (cli)
- latex (cli)
- latex-dev (cli)
- latex-git-log (cli)
- latex-papersize (cli)
- latex2man (cli)
- latex2nemeth (cli)
- latexdef (cli)
- latexfileversion (cli)
- latexminted (cli)
- latexmk (cli)
- latexpand (cli)
- lily-glyph-commands (cli)
- lily-image-commands (cli)
- lily-rebuild-pdfs (cli)
- listbib (cli)
- listings-ext.sh (cli)
- llmk (cli)
- lollipop (cli)
- ltx2crossrefxml (cli)
- ltx2unitxt (cli)
- ltxfileinfo (cli)
- ltximg (cli)
- luacsplain (cli)
- luafindfont (cli)
- luahbtex (cli)
- luajithbtex (cli)
- luajittex (cli)
- lualatex (cli)
- lualatex-dev (cli)
- luaotfload-tool (cli)
- luatex (cli)
- lwarpmk (cli)
- mag (cli)
- make4ht (cli)
- makedtx (cli)
- makeglossaries (cli)
- makeglossaries-lite (cli)
- makeindex (cli)
- makejvf (cli)
- markdown2tex (cli)
- match_parens (cli)
- mathspic (cli)
- memoize-clean.pl (cli)
- memoize-clean.py (cli)
- memoize-extract.pl (cli)
- memoize-extract.py (cli)
- mendex (cli)
- mex (cli)
- mf (cli)
- mf-nowin (cli)
- mf2pt1 (cli)
- mflua (cli)
- mflua-nowin (cli)
- mfluajit (cli)
- mfluajit-nowin (cli)
- mfplain (cli)
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- mkocp (cli)
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- multibibliography (cli)
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- musixtex (cli)
- odvicopy (cli)
- odvitype (cli)
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- omfonts (cli)
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- optexcount (cli)
- ot2kpx (cli)
- otangle (cli)
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- outocp (cli)
- ovf2ovp (cli)
- ovp2ovf (cli)
- pagelayoutapi (cli)
- pamphletangler (cli)
- patgen (cli)
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- pdfannotextractor (cli)
- pdfatfi (cli)
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- pdfclose (cli)
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- pdfcsplain (cli)
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- pdfjam (cli)
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- pdflatexpicscale (cli)
- pdfmex (cli)
- pdfopen (cli)
- pdftex (cli)
- pdftex-quiet (cli)
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- pdfxmltex (cli)
- pdfxup (cli)
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- pedigree (cli)
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- synctex (cli)
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- xdvipsk (cli)
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- xetex (cli)
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- xhlatex (cli)
- xindex (cli)
- xml2pmx (cli)
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- yplan (cli)
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- a5toa4 (alias)
- adhocfilelist (alias)
- afm2afm (alias)
- afm2pl (alias)
- afm2tfm (alias)
- albatross (alias)
- aleph (alias)
- allcm (alias)
- allec (alias)
- allneeded (alias)
- amstex (alias)
- aom-fullref (alias)
- arara (alias)
- arlatex (alias)
- authorindex (alias)
- autoinst (alias)
- autosp (alias)
- axohelp (alias)
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- bg5+latex (alias)
- bg5+pdflatex (alias)
- bg5conv (alias)
- bg5latex (alias)
- bg5pdflatex (alias)
- bib2gls (alias)
- bibcop (alias)
- bibdoiadd (alias)
- bibexport (alias)
- bibmradd (alias)
- bibtex (alias)
- bibtex8 (alias)
- bibtexu (alias)
- biburl2doi (alias)
- bibzbladd (alias)
- bookshelf-listallfonts (alias)
- bookshelf-mkfontsel (alias)
- bundledoc (alias)
- cachepic (alias)
- cef5conv (alias)
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- cef5pdflatex (alias)
- cefconv (alias)
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- cefpdflatex (alias)
- cefsconv (alias)
- cefslatex (alias)
- cefspdflatex (alias)
- checkcites (alias)
- checklistings (alias)
- chkdvifont (alias)
- chklref (alias)
- chktex (alias)
- chkweb (alias)
- citeproc-lua (alias)
- cjk-gs-integrate (alias)
- cllualatex (alias)
- cluttex (alias)
- clxelatex (alias)
- convbkmk (alias)
- convertgls2bib (alias)
- csplain (alias)
- ctan-o-mat (alias)
- ctanbib (alias)
- ctanify (alias)
- ctanupload (alias)
- ctie (alias)
- ctwill (alias)
- ctwill-proofsort (alias)
- ctwill-refsort (alias)
- ctwill-twinx (alias)
- datatool2bib (alias)
- de-macro (alias)
- depythontex (alias)
- detex (alias)
- devnag (alias)
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- dviselect (alias)
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- eolang (alias)
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- etex (alias)
- euptex (alias)
- exceltex (alias)
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- fig4latex (alias)
- findhyph (alias)
- fmtutil (alias)
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- fmtutil-user (alias)
- fontinst (alias)
- fragmaster (alias)
- gbklatex (alias)
- gbkpdflatex (alias)
- getmapdl (alias)
- gftodvi (alias)
- gftopk (alias)
- gftype (alias)
- git-latexdiff (alias)
- gregorio (alias)
- gsftopk (alias)
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- hilatex (alias)
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- histretch (alias)
- hitex (alias)
- htlatex (alias)
- htmex (alias)
- httex (alias)
- httexi (alias)
- htxelatex (alias)
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- hyperxmp-add-bytecount (alias)
- inimf (alias)
- initex (alias)
- installfont-tl (alias)
- jadetex (alias)
- jamo-normalize (alias)
- jfmutil (alias)
- kanji-config-updmap (alias)
- kanji-config-updmap-sys (alias)
- kanji-config-updmap-user (alias)
- kanji-fontmap-creator (alias)
- ketcindy (alias)
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- kpseaccess (alias)
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- kpsereadlink (alias)
- kpsestat (alias)
- kpsetool (alias)
- kpsewhere (alias)
- kpsewhich (alias)
- kpsexpand (alias)
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- l3sys-query (alias)
- lacheck (alias)
- latex (alias)
- latex-dev (alias)
- latex-git-log (alias)
- latex-papersize (alias)
- latex2man (alias)
- latex2nemeth (alias)
- latexdef (alias)
- latexfileversion (alias)
- latexminted (alias)
- latexmk (alias)
- latexpand (alias)
- lily-glyph-commands (alias)
- lily-image-commands (alias)
- lily-rebuild-pdfs (alias)
- listbib (alias)
- listings-ext.sh (alias)
- llmk (alias)
- lollipop (alias)
- ltx2crossrefxml (alias)
- ltx2unitxt (alias)
- ltxfileinfo (alias)
- ltximg (alias)
- luacsplain (alias)
- luafindfont (alias)
- luahbtex (alias)
- luajithbtex (alias)
- luajittex (alias)
- lualatex (alias)
- lualatex-dev (alias)
- luaotfload-tool (alias)
- luatex (alias)
- lwarpmk (alias)
- mag (alias)
- make4ht (alias)
- makedtx (alias)
- makeglossaries (alias)
- makeglossaries-lite (alias)
- makeindex (alias)
- makejvf (alias)
- markdown2tex (alias)
- match_parens (alias)
- mathspic (alias)
- memoize-clean.pl (alias)
- memoize-clean.py (alias)
- memoize-extract.pl (alias)
- memoize-extract.py (alias)
- mendex (alias)
- mex (alias)
- mf (alias)
- mf-nowin (alias)
- mf2pt1 (alias)
- mflua (alias)
- mflua-nowin (alias)
- mfluajit (alias)
- mfluajit-nowin (alias)
- mfplain (alias)
- mft (alias)
- mk4ht (alias)
- mkgrkindex (alias)
- mkindex (alias)
- mkjobtexmf (alias)
- mkocp (alias)
- mkofm (alias)
- mkpic (alias)
- mkt1font (alias)
- mktexfmt (alias)
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- mktexmf (alias)
- mktexpk (alias)
- mktextfm (alias)
- mllatex (alias)
- mltex (alias)
- mpost (alias)
- mptopdf (alias)
- msxlint (alias)
- multibibliography (alias)
- musixflx (alias)
- musixtex (alias)
- odvicopy (alias)
- odvitype (alias)
- ofm2opl (alias)
- omfonts (alias)
- opl2ofm (alias)
- optex (alias)
- optexcount (alias)
- ot2kpx (alias)
- otangle (alias)
- otp2ocp (alias)
- outocp (alias)
- ovf2ovp (alias)
- ovp2ovf (alias)
- pagelayoutapi (alias)
- pamphletangler (alias)
- patgen (alias)
- pbibtex (alias)
- pdfannotextractor (alias)
- pdfatfi (alias)
- pdfbook2 (alias)
- pdfclose (alias)
- pdfcrop (alias)
- pdfcsplain (alias)
- pdfetex (alias)
- pdfjadetex (alias)
- pdfjam (alias)
- pdflatex (alias)
- pdflatex-dev (alias)
- pdflatexpicscale (alias)
- pdfmex (alias)
- pdfopen (alias)
- pdftex (alias)
- pdftex-quiet (alias)
- pdftosrc (alias)
- pdfxmltex (alias)
- pdfxup (alias)
- pdvitomp (alias)
- pdvitype (alias)
- pedigree (alias)
- perltex (alias)
- pfarrei (alias)
- pfb2pfa (alias)
- pk2bm (alias)
- pkfix (alias)
- pkfix-helper (alias)
- pktogf (alias)
- pktype (alias)
- platex (alias)
- platex-dev (alias)
- pltotf (alias)
- pmpost (alias)
- pmxab (alias)
- pmxchords (alias)
- pn2pdf (alias)
- pooltype (alias)
- ppltotf (alias)
- ppmcheckpdf (alias)
- prepmx (alias)
- ps2frag (alias)
- ps2pk (alias)
- ps4pdf (alias)
- pslatex (alias)
- pst2pdf (alias)
- ptekf (alias)
- ptex (alias)
- ptex2pdf (alias)
- ptftopl (alias)
- purifyeps (alias)
- pygmentex (alias)
- pythontex (alias)
- r-mpost (alias)
- r-pmpost (alias)
- r-upmpost (alias)
- repstopdf (alias)
- rpdfcrop (alias)
- rubibtex (alias)
- rubikrotation (alias)
- rumakeindex (alias)
- rungs (alias)
- runtexfile (alias)
- runtexshebang (alias)
- scor2prt (alias)
- show-pdf-tags (alias)
- simpdftex (alias)
- sjisconv (alias)
- sjislatex (alias)
- sjispdflatex (alias)
- spix (alias)
- splitindex (alias)
- sqltex (alias)
- srcredact (alias)
- sty2dtx (alias)
- svn-multi (alias)
- synctex (alias)
- t4ht (alias)
- tangle (alias)
- teckit_compile (alias)
- tex (alias)
- tex2aspc (alias)
- tex4ebook (alias)
- tex4ht (alias)
- texaccents (alias)
- texblend (alias)
- texconfig (alias)
- texconfig-dialog (alias)
- texconfig-sys (alias)
- texcount (alias)
- texdef (alias)
- texdiff (alias)
- texdirflatten (alias)
- texdoc (alias)
- texdoctk (alias)
- texfindpkg (alias)
- texfot (alias)
- texhash (alias)
- texlinks (alias)
- texliveonfly (alias)
- texloganalyser (alias)
- texlogfilter (alias)
- texlogsieve (alias)
- texlua (alias)
- texluac (alias)
- texluajit (alias)
- texluajitc (alias)
- texosquery (alias)
- texosquery-jre5 (alias)
- texosquery-jre8 (alias)
- texplate (alias)
- texprof (alias)
- texprofile (alias)
- texsis (alias)
- textestvis (alias)
- tftopl (alias)
- thumbpdf (alias)
- tie (alias)
- tikztosvg (alias)
- tlcockpit (alias)
- tlmgr (alias)
- tlshell (alias)
- tpic2pdftex (alias)
- ttf2afm (alias)
- ttf2kotexfont (alias)
- ttf2pk (alias)
- ttf2tfm (alias)
- ttfdump (alias)
- twill (alias)
- twill-refsort (alias)
- typeoutfileinfo (alias)
- typog-grep (alias)
- ulqda (alias)
- upbibtex (alias)
- updmap (alias)
- updmap-sys (alias)
- updmap-user (alias)
- updvitomp (alias)
- updvitype (alias)
- uplatex (alias)
- uplatex-dev (alias)
- upmendex (alias)
- upmpost (alias)
- uppltotf (alias)
- uptex (alias)
- uptftopl (alias)
- urlbst (alias)
- utf8mex (alias)
- vftovp (alias)
- vlna (alias)
- vpe (alias)
- vpl2ovp (alias)
- vpl2vpl (alias)
- vptovf (alias)
- weave (alias)
- webquiz (alias)
- wofm2opl (alias)
- wopl2ofm (alias)
- wordcount (alias)
- wovf2ovp (alias)
- wovp2ovf (alias)
- xdvi (alias)
- xdvi-xaw (alias)
- xdvipdfmx (alias)
- xdvipsk (alias)
- xelatex (alias)
- xelatex-dev (alias)
- xelatex-unsafe (alias)
- xetex (alias)
- xetex-unsafe (alias)
- xhlatex (alias)
- xindex (alias)
- xml2pmx (alias)
- xmltex (alias)
- yplan (alias)

## Dependencies

- cairo
- clisp
- fontconfig
- freetype
- gd
- ghostscript
- gmp
- graphite2
- harfbuzz
- icu4c@78
- jpeg-turbo
- libpng
- libx11
- libxft
- lua
- luajit
- mpfr
- openjdk
- openssl@3
- perl
- pixman
- potrace
- pstoedit
- python@3.14
- tcl-tk

## Build dependencies

- pkgconf

## Uses from macOS

- ncurses
- ruby

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 20260301
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-22
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://www.tug.org/texlive/
- info: Release/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.
## Project history and usage

TeX Live is the main cross-platform free software distribution of TeX, LaTeX, fonts, macro packages, engines, and companion command-line tools. For package managers, it is not a single program so much as a large coordinated distribution whose install layout, yearly releases, and bundled binaries shape TeX packaging on Unix-like systems.

### Project history

The TeX Users Group states that TeX Live has been developed since 1996 by collaboration between TeX user groups and was originally started by Sebastian Rahtz. The project grew into the TeX Collection/TeX Live distribution maintained by a broad volunteer group, with current contributors named on the official TeX Live page.

### Adoption history

TeX Live became the default TeX distribution for many free Unix-like environments because it provides a complete, redistributable collection rather than requiring users to assemble engines, macro packages, fonts, and utilities one by one. Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Arch, Nix, MacPorts, Chocolatey, Scoop, and other ecosystems expose either TeX Live itself or split packages derived from it.

### How it is used

Users and build systems invoke TeX Live through familiar binaries such as tex, latex, pdflatex, xelatex, lualatex, bibtex, makeindex, dvips, and tlmgr. It supports document production workflows ranging from plain TeX and LaTeX to modern Unicode/OpenType engines and many auxiliary converters, indexers, font tools, and package-management commands.

### Why package nerds care

TeX Live is notorious and beloved in package management because it is huge, deeply interdependent, and versioned as an annual distribution. Maintainers decide whether to package it monolithically, split it into schemes/collections, vendor the upstream tree, or defer to tlmgr, and those choices affect disk usage, reproducibility, font discovery, and CI build times.

Its annual release cadence also matters: TeX documents often depend on exact macro-package behavior, while distributions want stable builds. Package nerds therefore watch TeX Live snapshots, frozen yearly releases, CTAN synchronization, and whether a system package manager or tlmgr owns updates.

### Timeline

- 1996: TeX Live development begins as a collaboration between TeX user groups.
- 1990s onward: TeX Live grows from TeX Collection work into a broad TeX distribution with engines, macros, fonts, and utilities.
- 2024: TUG notes that the TeX Collection DVD is no longer sent as a TUG membership benefit, with images available for download and burning.
- 2026: Official TeX Live page and guide document the current yearly release and future release planning.

### Related projects

- CTAN is the upstream package archive whose contents feed much of the TeX Live distribution.
- MacTeX is the macOS-focused TeX Live distribution companion.
- LaTeX, pdfTeX, XeTeX, LuaTeX, BibTeX, and MetaPost are major engines or tools distributed through TeX Live.

### Sources

- <https://www.tug.org/texlive/ - official page states TeX Live has been developed since 1996 by TeX user groups and credits Sebastian Rahtz.>
- <https://www.tug.org/texlive/doc.html - official documentation hub for TeX Live.>
- <https://www.tug.org/texlive/portable.html - TeX Live guide describing distribution scope and platform support.>


## Security Notes

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal. generalized runtime or code generation signal.

- **Geiger risk:** yellow / medium
- broad file, network, media, or database tool signal
- generalized runtime or code generation signal

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** texlive
- **Version Scheme:** 0
- **Revision:** 0
- **Head Version:** HEAD
- **Conflicts With:** cweb, ht, lcdf-typetools, opendetex, weave
- **Bottle Stable Root URL:** <https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core>
- **Deprecated:** no
- **Disabled:** no
- **Keg Only:** no
- **URL Keys:** head, stable

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - texlive - 2024.20250309-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: texlive from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | TeX Live: A decent selection of the TeX Live packages | http://www.tug.org/texlive/
- Nix - texlive: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: texlive from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/NixOS/nixpkgs/master/pkgs/top-level/all-packages.nix
- Ubuntu apt - texlive - 2023.20240207-1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: texlive from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | TeX Live: A decent selection of the TeX Live packages | http://www.tug.org/texlive/
- apk - libsynctex - 2026.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: libsynctex from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Library for synchronization between TeX files and resulting file | https://tug.org/texlive/
- apk - texlive - 2026.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: texlive from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Comprehensive TeX document production system | https://tug.org/texlive/
- apk - texlive-bibtexextra - 2026.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: texlive-bibtexextra from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Extra BibTeX tools | https://tug.org/texlive/
- apk - texlive-binextra - 2026.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: texlive-binextra from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Symbolic links exposing texmf-dist-binextra tools to $PATH | https://tug.org/texlive/
- apk - texlive-context - 2026.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: texlive-context from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | ConTeXt is a general-purpose document processor derived from TeX | https://tug.org/texlive/
- apk - texlive-dbg - 2026.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: texlive-dbg from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Comprehensive TeX document production system (debug symbols) | https://tug.org/texlive/
- apk - texlive-dev - 2026.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: texlive-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Comprehensive TeX document production system (development files) | https://tug.org/texlive/
- apk - texlive-doc - 2026.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: texlive-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Comprehensive TeX document production system (documentation) | https://tug.org/texlive/
- apk - texlive-dvi - 2026.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: texlive-dvi from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | Tools for dvi based workflow (e.g. dvips) | https://tug.org/texlive/
- apk - texlive-fontutils - 2026.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: texlive-fontutils from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | TeX Live graphics and font utilities | https://tug.org/texlive/
- apk - texlive-full - 2026.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: texlive-full from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | A complete TeX distribution | https://tug.org/texlive/
- apk - texlive-games - 2026.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: texlive-games from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | TeX Live games typesetting tools | https://tug.org/texlive/
- apk - texlive-humanities - 2026.0-r0: normalized package name match | Alpine Linux edge package indexes: texlive-humanities from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz | TeX Live humanities tools | https://tug.org/texlive/


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## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/texlive.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/texlive.yml)


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- package version freshness
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- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph