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I am using Lubuntu 13.04. I installed Texmaker from Lubuntu Software Center, and it downloaded and installed Texlive without giving the dependency information before installation. Moreover, Texlive is not listed in Lubuntu Software Center. So I don't know what is installed now. Is there a way to get all the installed things listed at this situation? How can I avoid this attitude for further installations and keep my system clean?

Thanks...

dobey
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groove
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  • I do not understand why the "software-center" tag is deleted; it is a software-center related question indeed. – groove May 12 '13 at 20:19

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By default, packages listed as recommended dependencies are installed along with packages. The dpkg policy manual describes recommends as:

This declares a strong, but not absolute, dependency.

The Recommends field should list packages that would be found together with this one in all but unusual installations.

See apt-cache show texmaker to see the recommended dependencies, including texlive-latex-extra. As to the separate question of whether it should be more clear about what is being installed, I suppose this is a policy decision for the relevant software center.

Note that this is different from "recommendations" in the software center.

If you wish to disable installation of recommended packages, see this question.

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chronitis
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  • Surely it is unusual that TeX Live cannot be found in the user's repositories? –  May 12 '13 at 20:41
  • TeX Live appears in the Ubuntu Software Center if I search for it, so why it doesn't appear in the Lubuntu one I don't know. Perhaps it is assumed that if you're installing it to use without GUI tools you're happy installing it without a GUI too, but that is pure supposition on my part. – chronitis May 12 '13 at 20:47
  • Lubuntu Software Center seems to be different from Ubuntu Software Center, and it might have some bugs. When I switch to 'Expert Mode' Texmaker disappears while other packages appear. – groove May 14 '13 at 17:17
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Software Center is designed to hide all technical details from the user. If you want to see them, I recommend to use a different Package Manager frontend, like synaptic, aptitude, apt-get,....

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