TeX最小化安装

截止到2023年，TeX Live的完整安装包已经超过了4GB。虽然到2023年磁盘空间已经不是需要特别在意的事情，但是某些场景还是需要最小化安装。比如云上批量部署到时候有时需要更小的镜像来节省镜像下载带宽以及磁盘空间。

Mac下最小化安装TeX

Mac下最小化安装需要一个小型的分发版(Distribution)Basic TeX,只需要90MB左右的空间，实际可能要更大一些，因为还需要安装一些额外的包。在MacOS下执行以下命令：

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brew install --cask basictex

使用如下命令安装需要的包：

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sudo tlmgr install ctex

*nix下最小化安装TeX

从CTAN(The Comprehensive TeX Archive Network)下载*nix安装程序：

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# 下载安装程序
wget -c https://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive/tlnet/install-tl-unx.tar.gz
# 解压安装文件
tar -zxvf install-tl-unx.tar.gz
cd install-tl-unx
./install-tl-unx

安装的时候选择对应的Schema即可：

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===============================================================================
Select scheme:

 a [ ] full scheme (everything)
 b [ ] medium scheme (small + more packages and languages)
 c [X] small scheme (basic + xetex, metapost, a few languages)
 d [ ] basic scheme (plain and latex)
 e [ ] minimal scheme (plain only)
 f [ ] infrastructure-only scheme (no TeX at all)
 g [ ] book publishing scheme (core LaTeX and add-ons)
 h [ ] ConTeXt scheme
 i [ ] GUST TeX Live scheme
 j [ ] teTeX scheme (more than medium, but nowhere near full)
 k [ ] custom selection of collections

Actions: (disk space required: 587 MB)
 <R> return to main menu
 <Q> quit

Enter letter to select scheme:

参考

[1]TUG MacTex文档