[OS X TeX] TeX Live Utility: is the tlmgr an alternative?

[Herbert Schulz]

> On Feb 5, 2021, at 3:42 PM, Denis Bitouzé <denis.bitouze at univ-littoral.fr> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I'm sorry if this question has already been asked and answered here but
> the archives of the current list cannot be searched.
> 
> Disclaimer: I'm not a Mac used, I ask here for a LaTeX course I'm giving
> to PhD students.

Howdy,

I assume you mean `user'.

> 
> AFAIK, the TeX Live Utility is not embedded any more with the MacTeX
> distribution. I know it can be installed independently but that's not
> very handy.
> 
> In order to update the TeX packages, I used to advise the tlmgr (via the
> command line) instead of the TeX Live Utility but, recently, I was told
> by a PhD student that:
> 
>  ┌────
>  │ sudo tlmgr update --self --all
>  └────
> 
> does work any more. Since I can't test by myself, I'm asking here :)

And you mean `doesn't' here. However I see no reason why it wouldn't work.

> 
> Many thanks in anticipation.
> 
> Regards.
> -- 
> Denis

I believe TeX Live Utility will be part of the MacTeX distribution for 2021. There is a reason it couldn't be part of the 2020 distribution.

Good Luck,

Herb Schulz
herbs at wideopenwest.com