Problem changing TEXMFHOME setting

[Dan]

Thank you, now the problem is solved and, in the process, I learned some more things.


> On Debian systems, configuration is different, to obey the strict
> rules of Debian. That is, all configuration is in /etc/texmf.
>
I see, now I understand why I could not troubleshoot this with the documentation of tlmgr. Thanks. I did not think of searching outside the TEXMFROOT directory.

I assume the "strict rules of Debian", namely the placement of configuration files, is the Debian Policy (https://www.debian.org/doc/debian-policy/ch-files.html#location) that you mention later on your reply. Never actually looked into it until now.


> Reading the file /etc/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf you see:
>
>  %%% This file is automatically generated by update-texmf
>  %
>  % PLEASE DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE DIRECTLY. It is meant to be generated from 
>  % files in /etc/texmf/texmf.d/. 
>  %
>  % Therefore, if you want a smooth upgrade, please edit the files
>  % in /etc/texmf/texmf.d, 
>  % or create an additional one (with the extension '.cnf'),
>  % and invoke update-texmf.
>  %
>  %%%
>
> So you should follow that, that is, create
>
>  /etc/texmf/texmf.d/20local.cnf
>
> and put
>
>  TEXMFHOME=...whatever you want...
>
> there.
>
> Then call as root
>
>  update-texmf
>
> (which is in /usr/sbin/).
>
Done and working. Thanks again.


Regards,


Dan.