I just ran my routine update script. For the fourth time today. And I’m hit with 2029 updated packages. Image is a screenshot of zypper displaying the updated packages. I had to zoom out very far. Who knew that having texlive installed would do something like this lol
I switched from LaTeX to Typst this year, and while I didn’t do it for this reason, it’s a nice side benefit
Are there some big drawbacks that one has to live with switching from LaTeX to Typst or is it generally able to be a full replacement?
It was a full replacement for me, but I was only using it for personal use.
If you need a unique and specific package, you might have trouble finding it since the LaTeX ecosystem has been around for decades longer. The other drawback would be collaboration and interacting with journals, where the people that grew up with LaTeX might be resistant to changing to something new. I’m not personally in the research side now, so I can’t comment on it much further. I would assume that adoption also varies by the field of research.
This plus compile time were my reasons for switching
I’ve tried several times but latex commands are so engrained in my fingers. One day. Maybe.
This is the worst screenshot I have ever seen in my life
Here here
Hear, hear!It might be that the pict-rs instance on lemmy.ml has size restrictions that disallows uploading a full-resolution screenshot or something.
This is why you should do a manual texlive install… unless you really need bleeding edge LaTeX features
I just ran my routine update script. For the fourth time today. And I’m hit with 2029 updated packages.
I mean, that’s kinda what you sign up for if you’re using a rolling release Linux distro, and I’m assuming, given the name, that tumbleweed is a rolling release?
searches
Yes:
https://en.opensuse.org/Portal:Tumbleweed
The Tumbleweed distribution is a pure rolling release version of openSUSE containing the latest “stable” versions of all software instead of relying on rigid periodic release cycles. The project does this for users who want the newest stable software.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenSUSE
openSUSE[5] ( /ˌoʊpənˈsuːzə/) is a free and open-source Linux distribution developed by the openSUSE Project. It is offered in two main variations: Tumbleweed, an upstream rolling release distribution, and Leap, a stable release distribution which is sourced from SUSE Linux Enterprise.[6]
I mean, sounds like they’ve got a non-rolling-release distro too, and that won’t hit you with all the updates.
EDIT:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolling_release
Rolling release, also known as rolling update or continuous delivery, is a concept in software development of frequently delivering updates to applications.[1][2][3] This is in contrast to a standard or point release development model which uses software versions which replace the previous version.
A rolling release model is different from a staged or “staggered” rollout, in which an update is gradually made available to an increasing percentage of users for testing or bandwidth reasons.[4][5]
An example of a rolling release would be Arch Linux, where new packages and updates roll in constantly, and significant changes to the distribution may occur at any time by the developers. This is in contrast to Ubuntu Linux, which has biannual releases, with the only major changes after a release being security updates or significant bug fixes.
