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Major features

New command-line options for the setup wizard

Implement new command-line options for the MiKTeX setup wizard:

  • --paper-size=A4
  • --paper-size=Letter
  • --auto-install=yes
  • --auto-install=no
  • --auto-install=ask

Kindly funded by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Department of Mathematics

Port the package manager GUI to GNU/Linux

The MiKTeX package manager GUI is currently only available for Windows. It allows users to

  • browse packages
  • search for packages (using file names or keywords)
  • install/uninstall packages
MPM on a Gnome desktop

The GUI is currently written in MFC. The goal is to rewrite the GUI in Qt, thus porting the MiKTeX package manager GUI to GNU/Linux.

The development progress bar shows sixty percent.

What has been done:

  • package information is displayed in a list view window
  • it is possible to install/remove packages

What is missing:

  • search for packages (using file names or keywords)

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