Keep TexLive install after upgrade
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Description
This is some sort of feature request.
The setup guide for a full TexLive installs says we have to re download it on every upgrade.
What about using tlmgr backup to keep the installed packages somwhere on the system und re install them after an upgrade?
On restore we could also install updates so the user wouldnt have to do this manually.
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Research direction
Start with the setup guide's instructions for a full TexLive installation and inspect the upgrade flow. Determine how tlmgr backup could preserve installed packages across an upgrade, then make restoration include package updates and ensure the guide no longer requires a manual full re-download.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- latex, shell
- Domain
- devops, tooling
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100