An Upcoming Change in the TinyTeX Installation Path on Windows | /en/2023/11/tinytex-path/

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An Upcoming Change in the TinyTeX Installation Path on Windows

Since about a month ago, I have been receiving error reports from TinyTeX users saying “TinyTeX\bin\windows\runscript.tlu:864: no appropriate script or program found: fmtutil” or “I …

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Microsoft Windows OS does not maintain compatibility of its older standards. In Linux, Unix, macOS, users could choose to install application into /usr/local or $HOME directories. Anaconda allows users to install on any directories and uses environment variables to record the installation location. Python provides a script to return its installed location.