[OS X TeX] TeX Live 2015 and MacTeX-2015

Richard Koch koch at uoregon.edu
Wed Jul 15 13:07:35 EDT 2015


> On Jul 15, 2015, at 10:00 AM, Nicolae Garleanu <garleanu at berkeley.edu> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> Just to clarify, suppose that one has an older version of MacTex. Is installing BasicTex-2015, then dealing with the GUI apps appropriately (updating TexShop to 3.52, in my case) sufficient to experience a smooth transition, or is it better to install MacTex-2015?
> Nicolae 
> 


It is sufficient. Don’t install the full MacTeX if you don’t intend to use it.

BasicTeX gives you an updated Pref Pane, the new /Library/TeX/texbin  link (and temporarily the old 
/usr/texbin)  and a reconfigured shell path.

Dick
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