basictex
Install command:
brew install --cask basictexName: BasicTeX
Compact TeX distribution as alternative to the full TeX Live / MacTeX
https://www.tug.org/mactex/morepackages.html
/api/cask/basictex.json (JSON API)
Cask code on GitHub
Current version: 2025.0308
Requires: macOS >= 10.14
Conflicts with casks:
| mactex-no-gui | 2025.0308 | Full TeX Live distribution without GUI applications | MacTeX |
| mactex | 2025.0308 | Full TeX Live distribution with GUI applications | MacTeX |
| You must restart your terminal window for the installation of MacTeX CLI tools to take effect. Alternatively, Bash and Zsh users can run the command: eval "$(/usr/libexec/path_helper)" |
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