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tlbuild: tlmgr GUI FOR TLMGR

 
 B.11 GUI FOR TLMGR
 ==================
 
 The graphical user interface for 'tlmgr' requires Perl/Tk
 <https://search.cpan.org/search?query=perl%2Ftk>.  For Unix-based
 systems Perl/Tk (as well as Perl of course) has to be installed outside
 of TL. <https://tug.org/texlive/distro.html#perltk> has a list of
 invocations for some distros.  For Windows the necessary modules are no
 longer shipped within TeX Live, so you'll have to have an external Perl
 available that includes them.
 
    We are talking here about the GUI built into tlmgr itself, not about
 the other tlmgr GUIs, which are: tlshell (Tcl/Tk-based), tlcockpit
 (Java-based) and, only on Macs, TeX Live Utility.  These are invoked as
 separate programs.
 
    The GUI mode of tlmgr is started with the invocation 'tlmgr gui';
 assuming Tk is loadable, the graphical user interface will be shown.
 The main window contains a menu bar, the main display, and a status area
 where messages normally shown on the console are displayed.
 
    Within the main display there are three main parts: the 'Display
 configuration' area, the list of packages, and the action buttons.
 
    Also, at the top right the currently loaded repository is shown; this
 also acts as a button and when clicked will try to load the default
 repository.  To load a different repository, see the 'tlmgr' menu item.
 
    Finally, the status area at the bottom of the window gives additional
 information about what is going on.

Menu

 
· tlmgr Main display
· tlmgr Menu bar
· tlmgr GUI options
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