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Hi there, I tried to compile some trivial LaTeX file with the shipped XeLaTeX: $ xelatex trivial.tex This is XeTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.5-0.9999.3 (TeX Live 2013) restricted \write18 enabled. kpathsea: Running mktexfmt xelatex.fmt /usr/bin/mktexfmt: line 395: /usr/share/texlive/texmf/texconfig/tcfmgr: No such file or directory fmtutil: config file `fmtutil.cnf' not found. I can't find the format file `xelatex.fmt'! $ rpm -q texlive-xetex texlive-xetex-svn26330.0.9997.5-32.el7.noarch $ cat trivial.tex...

...s issue with texlive installation when building on Ubuntu. Google searches on the issue reveal that it is in fact a missing component of Ubuntu but there is no indication of a method to retrieve the correct file. This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-1.40.10 (TeX Live 2009/Debian) kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt /usr/bin/mktexfmt: 974: /texconfig/tcfmgr: not found fmtutil: config file `fmtutil.cnf' not found. I can't find the format file `pdflatex.fmt'! make[4]: *** [refman.pdf] Error 1 make[4]: Leaving directory `/home/jterzis/Xapian/xapian/xapian-core/docs/apidoc/latex' cat:...

...here: https://github.com/metacran/r-builder/tree/bintex/rbuildertest Thanks, Best, Gabor +cat ./rbuildertest.Rcheck/Rdlatex.log Hmm ... looks like a package This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.15 (TeX Live 2014) (preloaded format=pdflatex) restricted \write18 enabled. kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt fmtutil: running `pdftex -ini -jobname=pdflatex -progname=pdflatex -translate-file=cp227.tcx *pdflatex.ini' ... This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.15 (TeX Live 2014) (INITEX) restricted \write18 enabled. (/home/travis/R-bin/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/cp227.tcx) entering...

...hings that were fine for me). Martin > +cat ./rbuildertest.Rcheck/Rdlatex.log > Hmm ... looks like a package > This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.15 (TeX Live 2014) (preloaded > format=pdflatex) > restricted \write18 enabled. > kpathsea: Running mktexfmt pdflatex.fmt > fmtutil: running `pdftex -ini -jobname=pdflatex -progname=pdflatex > -translate-file=cp227.tcx *pdflatex.ini' ... > This is pdfTeX, Version 3.14159265-2.6-1.40.15 (TeX Live 2014) (INITEX) > restricted \write18 enabled. > (/home/travis/R-bin/te...