Ansible Role: LaTeX TeX Live

Install LaTeX TeX Live via DVD download.

• Download and verify (sha512) the specified Tex Live DVD ISO
• Install GUI for Installer
• Mount the ISO and install TeX Live from mounted ISO with given options
• Adjust the Path
• Add CTAN repo to TeX Live
• Prevent TeX Live packages from being installed as a dependency by the package manager with the help of a downloaded equivs file
• Remove texlive-doc packages (optional)

Requirements

None.

Role Variables

Available variables are listed below, along with default values (see defaults/main.yml):

Name	Default Value	Description
download_dir_on_remote_host	"/home/{{ ansible_user }}/Downloads/automatically_by_ansible_playbook"	Download Base Directory on Remote Host
latex_texlive.texlive.version	"2024"	TeX Live Version you want to install
latex_texlive.texlive.install_options	"--paper=a4 --no-doc-install --no-src-install"	Additional TeX Live installation options you want to use
latex_texlive.equivs.version	"2022"	Equivs version to use to prevent TeX Live packages from being installed as a dependency by the package manager
latex_texlive.remove_texlive_doc	true	Whether to remove texlive-doc packages

Dependencies

None.

Example Playbook

---
- hosts: all
  gather_facts: true
  become: true

  roles:
    - role: jakoblichterfeld.latex_texlive

License

MIT

Author Information

This role was created in 2023 by Jakob Lichterfeld.