TeX Live: Essential programs and files

 These files are regarded as basic for any TeX system, covering plain TeX
   macros, Computer Modern fonts, and configuration for common drivers; no
   LaTeX.
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 This package includes the following CTAN packages:
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 texlive.infra -- basic TeX Live infrastructure
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 amsfonts -- TeX fonts from the American Mathematical Society.
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 bibtex -- Process bibliographies for LaTeX, etc.
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 cm -- Computer Modern fonts.
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 dvipdfmx -- An extended version of dvipdfm.
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 dvipdfmx-def -- Configuration file for dvipdfmx graphics.
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 dvips -- A DVI to PostScript driver.
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 enctex -- A TeX extension that translates input on its way into TeX.
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 etex -- An extended version of TeX, from the NTS project.
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 etex-pkg -- E-TeX support package.
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 glyphlist --
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 gsftopk -- Convert "ghostscript fonts" to PK files.
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 hyph-utf8 -- Hyphenation patterns expressed in UTF-8.
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 hyphen-base --
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 ifluatex -- Provides the \ifluatex switch.
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 ifxetex -- Am I running under XeTeX?
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 knuth-lib -- A small library of MetaFont sources.
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 knuth-local -- Knuth's local information.
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 kpathsea -- Path searching library for TeX-related files.
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 lua-alt-getopt -- Process application arguments the same way as getopt_long.
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 luatex -- The LuaTeX engine.
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 makeindex -- Process index output to produce typesettable code.
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 metafont -- A system for specifying fonts.
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 mflogo -- LaTeX support for Metafont logo fonts.
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 mfware -- Supporting tools for use with Metafont.
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 pdftex -- A TeX extension for direct creation of PDF.
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 plain -- The Plain TeX format.
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 tetex -- scripts and files originally written for or included in teTeX
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 tex -- A sophisticated typesetting engine.
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 texconfig --
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 texlive-common -- TeX Live documentation (common elements)
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 texlive-docindex -- top-level TeX Live doc.html, etc.
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 texlive-en -- TeX Live manual (English)
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 xdvi -- A DVI previewer for the X Window System.
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 texdoc -- Documentation access for TeX distributions.