This is the log from
download http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive/tlnet/install-tl-unx.tar.gz
>ls -l total 0 drwxrwxrwx 1 me me 0 Jan 16 18:34 install-tl-20140116 >cd install-tl-20140116/ >ls -l total 89 -rwxrwxrwx 1 me me 1157 May 31 2010 index.html -rwxrwxrwx 1 me me 79388 Sep 15 15:16 install-tl -rwxrwxrwx 1 me me 2098 Sep 28 2006 LICENSE.CTAN -rwxrwxrwx 1 me me 5086 Jun 5 2011 LICENSE.TL -rwxrwxrwx 1 me me 183 Aug 9 2008 README drwxrwxrwx 1 me me 0 Jan 16 18:34 readme-html.dir drwxrwxrwx 1 me me 0 Jan 16 18:34 readme-txt.dir -rwxrwxrwx 1 me me 250 Aug 9 2008 README.usergroups -rwxrwxrwx 1 me me 360 May 29 2013 release-texlive.txt drwxrwxrwx 1 me me 0 Jan 16 18:34 texmf-dist drwxrwxrwx 1 me me 0 Jan 16 18:34 tlpkg >
now run the installer as root sudo ./install-tl
[sudo] password for me: Loading http://mirrors.rit.edu/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet/tlpkg/texlive.tlpdb Installing TeX Live 2013 from: http://mirrors.rit.edu/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet Platform: i386-linux => 'Intel x86 with GNU/Linux' Distribution: net (downloading) Using URL: http://mirrors.rit.edu/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet Directory for temporary files: /tmp ======================> TeX Live installation procedure <===================== ======> Letters/digits in <angle brackets> indicate <======= ======> menu items for commands or options <======= Detected platform: Intel x86 with GNU/Linux <B> binary platforms: 1 out of 21 <S> set installation scheme (scheme-full) <C> customizing installation collections 44 collections out of 45, disk space required: 3533 MB <D> directories: TEXDIR (the main TeX directory): /usr/local/texlive/2013 TEXMFLOCAL (directory for site-wide local files): /usr/local/texlive/texmf-local TEXMFSYSVAR (directory for variable and automatically generated data): /usr/local/texlive/2013/texmf-var TEXMFSYSCONFIG (directory for local config): /usr/local/texlive/2013/texmf-config TEXMFVAR (personal directory for variable and automatically generated data): ~/.texlive2013/texmf-var TEXMFCONFIG (personal directory for local config): ~/.texlive2013/texmf-config TEXMFHOME (directory for user-specific files): ~/texmf <O> options: [ ] use letter size instead of A4 by default [X] allow execution of restricted list of programs via \write18 [X] create all format files [X] install macro/font doc tree [X] install macro/font source tree <V> set up for portable installation Actions: <I> start installation to hard disk <H> help <Q> quit Enter command: I Installing to: /usr/local/texlive/2013 Installing [0001/2785, time/total: ??:??/??:??]: 12many [376k] Installing [0002/2785, time/total: 00:01/01:16:21]: 2up [66k] Installing [0003/2785, time/total: 00:02/02:10:06]: Asana-Math [458 ..... go make coffee now and come back in 1 hr or so.. ........... system | lua | dumping '/usr/local/texlive/2013/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9/trees/929f6dbc83f6d3b65dab91f1efa4aacb.lua' into '/usr/local/texlive/2013/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9/trees/929f6dbc83f6d3b65dab91f1efa4aacb.luc' stripped resolvers | caching | 'files' compiled to '/usr/local/texlive/2013/texmf-var/luatex-cache/context/a86c089b384a3076dc514ba966a1fac9/trees/929f6dbc83f6d3b65dab91f1efa4aacb.luc' mtxrun | mtxrun | runtime: 2.546 seconds done pre-generating all format files (fmtutil-sys --all), be patient...done running package-specific postactions finished with package-specific postactions See /usr/local/texlive/2013/index.html for links to documentation. The TeX Live web site contains updates and corrections: http://tug.org/texlive. TeX Live is a joint project of the TeX user groups around the world; please consider supporting it by joining the group best for you. The list of user groups is on the web at http://tug.org/usergroups.html. Add /usr/local/texlive/2013/texmf-dist/doc/info to INFOPATH. Add /usr/local/texlive/2013/texmf-dist/doc/man to MANPATH (if not dynamically found). Most importantly, add /usr/local/texlive/2013/bin/i386-linux to your PATH for current and future sessions. Welcome to TeX Live! Logfile: /usr/local/texlive/2013/install-tl.log >
Here is the logfile install-tl.log.txt
To update do
sudo `which tlmgr` update --self --all --reinstall-forcibly-removed [sudo] password for me: tlmgr: package repository http://ctan.mirrors.hoobly.com/systems/texlive/tlnet tlmgr: saving backups to /usr/local/texlive/2013/tlpkg/backups [1/1, ??:??/??:??] update: texlive.infra [299k] (31401 -> 31673) ... done Restarting tlmgr to complete update ... tlmgr: package repository http://ctan.mirrors.hoobly.com/systems/texlive/tlnet tlmgr: saving backups to /usr/local/texlive/2013/tlpkg/backups [ 1/293] auto-remove: lgrx ... done [ 2/293] auto-remove: gmeometric ... done [ 3/293, ??:??/??:??] update: Asana-Math [458k] (27228 -> 31750) ... done [ 4/293, 00:05/55:11] update: abntex2 [4526k] (31530 -> 32490) ... done [ 5/293, 00:10/10:08] update: achemso [469k] (31608 -> 31893) ... done [ 6/293, 00:12/11:07] update: acro [532k] (31571 -> 32450) ... done [ 7/293, 00:20/16:53] update: amiri [1637k] (30816 -> 32506) ... done [ 8/293, 00:25/16:34] update: animate [3085k] (31241 -> 31766) ... done [ 9/293, 00:28/13:12] update: autonum [379k] (30979 -> 32126) ... done ...... [289/293, 15:22/15:22] update: collection-plainextra [1k] (30395 -> 31683) ... done [290/293, 15:23/15:23] update: collection-pstricks [1k] (31016 -> 32514) ... done [291/293, 15:24/15:24] update: collection-publishers [1k] (31532 -> 32440) ... done [292/293, 15:24/15:24] update: collection-science [1k] (30307 -> 32182) ... done [293/293, 15:25/15:25] update: scheme-context [1k] (29997 -> 32062) ... done tlmgr: package log updated: /usr/local/texlive/2013/texmf-var/web2c/tlmgr.log running mktexlsr ... done running mktexlsr. running mtxrun --generate ... done running mtxrun --generate. running updmap-sys ... done running updmap-sys. regenerating fmtutil.cnf in /usr/local/texlive/2013/texmf-var running fmtutil-sys --no-error-if-no-format --byengine ptex ... done running fmtutil-sys --no-error-if-no-format --byengine ptex. running fmtutil-sys --no-error-if-no-format --byengine eptex ... done running fmtutil-sys --no-error-if-no-format --byengine eptex. running fmtutil-sys --no-error-if-no-format --byengine pdftex ... done running fmtutil-sys --no-error-if-no-format --byengine pdftex. running fmtutil-sys --byfmt cont-en ... done running fmtutil-sys --byfmt cont-en. running fmtutil-sys --byfmt pdfcsplain ... done running fmtutil-sys --byfmt pdfcsplain. >
The /usr/local/texlive/2013/texmf-var/web2c/tlmgr.log log file contains the full
listing. It appends the log of each update to the last update. so the log will contain all the
updates done and not just the one just done
[Fri Jun 21 01:03:25 2013] update: dvipdfmx.i386-linux (30205 -> 30845) [Fri Jun 21 01:03:28 2013] update: dvipng.i386-linux (30088 -> 30845) [Fri Jun 21 01:03:50 2013] update: luatex.i386-linux (30739 -> 30845) ..... [Tue Jan 7 17:39:02 2014] update: collection-latexextra (31599 -> 32457) [Tue Jan 7 17:39:03 2014] update: collection-metapost (30387 -> 32455) [Tue Jan 7 17:39:04 2014] update: collection-music (31524 -> 32405) [Tue Jan 7 17:39:04 2014] update: collection-pictures (31517 -> 32320) [Tue Jan 7 17:39:05 2014] update: collection-plainextra (30395 -> 31683) [Tue Jan 7 17:39:06 2014] update: collection-pstricks (31016 -> 32514) [Tue Jan 7 17:39:06 2014] update: collection-publishers (31532 -> 32440) [Tue Jan 7 17:39:07 2014] update: collection-science (30307 -> 32182) [Tue Jan 7 17:39:08 2014] update: scheme-context (29997 -> 32062)
To start the tlmgr GUI, must be root, and the command is
sudo `which tlmgr` gui