How to install and use BasicTex on Mac?

[niudong1001]

--> Describe the problem

Latex is a good text editor, but installing the entire MacTex is too big, sometimes we would like to use a smaller BasicTex. The following is a general introduction to its installation and use.

--> Demonstrate the solution

• Install steps:

  • Download BasicTeX.pkg and install it.

  • Add BasicTex bin path to environmental variable PATH:

  
  

  export PATH=/usr/local/texlive/2018basic/bin/x86_64-darwin/:$PATH

  • Update and install some packages(--repository can be modified):

  
  

  sudo tlmgr update --self --repository http://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet
  sudo tlmgr install latexmk --repository http://mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn/CTAN/systems/texlive/tlnet

• Usage:

  • Compile a *.tex file: xelatex *.tex.
  • When some package not found: sudo tlmgr install <package_name>.