creates this error with TinyTex 2024.10 installed with quarto install tinytex
Package microtype Error: Disabling ligatures of a font is only possible
(microtype) with pdftex version 1.30 or newer.
(microtype) Ignoring \DisableLigatures.
See the microtype package documentation for explanation.
Type H <return> for immediate help.
this line https://github.com/quarto-journals/plos/blob/main/_extensions/plos/_preamble.tex#L19
creates this error with TinyTex 2024.10 installed with
quarto install tinytex
commenting it works