On 08.07.19 16:12, Vincent Lefevre wrote: Hi,
> Non-existent in both cases. > > I've eventually found the file showing a difference: > > /var/lib/texmf/dvips/config/config-paper.ps > I wasn't really sure if that config file sets the default size or if it just contains the paper size definitions. But: /usr/share/texlive/tlpkg/TeXLive/TLPaper.pm # the first paper definition is the default > but I get: > > zira:~> tl-paper > Current context paper size (from /etc/texmf/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme): a4 > Current dvipdfmx paper size (from > /var/lib/texmf/dvipdfmx/dvipdfmx-paper.cfg): letter > Current dvips paper size (from /var/lib/texmf/dvips/config/config-paper.ps): > letter > Current pdftex paper size (from > /var/lib/texmf/tex/generic/config/pdftexconfig.tex): a4 > Current xdvi paper size (from /var/lib/texmf/xdvi/XDvi-paper): letter > I just had the same on my Debian stable installation: for any reason the debconf setting was ignored for dvips. See attached screen session, how I could fix that. Does it help to fix paper setting on zira? Hilmar -- sigfault #206401 http://counter.li.org
hille@haka:~$ tl-paper
Current context paper size (from /etc/texmf/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme): a4
Current dvipdfmx paper size (from /var/lib/texmf/dvipdfmx/dvipdfmx-paper.cfg):
letter
Current dvips paper size (from /var/lib/texmf/dvips/config/config-paper.ps):
letter
Current pdftex paper size (from
/var/lib/texmf/tex/generic/config/pdftexconfig.tex): a4
Current xdvi paper size (from /var/lib/texmf/xdvi/XDvi-paper): letter
hille@haka:~$ sudo -i
[sudo] password for hille:
root@haka:~# dpkg-reconfigure libpaper1
<select letter>
root@haka:~# tl-paper
Current context paper size (from /etc/texmf/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme): a4
Current dvipdfmx paper size (from /var/lib/texmf/dvipdfmx/dvipdfmx-paper.cfg):
letter
Current dvips paper size (from /var/lib/texmf/dvips/config/config-paper.ps):
letter
Current pdftex paper size (from
/var/lib/texmf/tex/generic/config/pdftexconfig.tex): a4
Current xdvi paper size (from /var/lib/texmf/xdvi/XDvi-paper): letter
--> selection partially ignored.
root@haka:~# dpkg-reconfigure libpaper1
Replacing config file /etc/papersize with new version
a4
/usr/bin/tl-paper: setting paper size for pdftex to a4.
Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done.
Building format(s) --refresh.
This may take some time... done.
a4
/usr/bin/tl-paper: setting paper size for dvips to a4.
Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done.
a4
/usr/bin/tl-paper: setting paper size for dvipdfmx to a4.
Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done.
a4
/usr/bin/tl-paper: setting paper size for xdvi to a4.
Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done.
root@haka:~# tl-paper
Current context paper size (from /etc/texmf/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme): a4
Current dvipdfmx paper size (from /var/lib/texmf/dvipdfmx/dvipdfmx-paper.cfg):
a4
Current dvips paper size (from /var/lib/texmf/dvips/config/config-paper.ps): a4
Current pdftex paper size (from
/var/lib/texmf/tex/generic/config/pdftexconfig.tex): a4
Current xdvi paper size (from /var/lib/texmf/xdvi/XDvi-paper): a4
root@haka:~# dpkg-reconfigure libpaper1
<select letter>
Replacing config file /etc/papersize with new version
/usr/bin/tl-paper: setting paper size for context to letter.
/usr/bin/tl-paper: setting paper size for dvipdfmx to letter.
/usr/bin/tl-paper: setting paper size for dvips to letter.
/usr/bin/tl-paper: setting paper size for pdftex to letter.
/usr/bin/tl-paper: setting paper size for xdvi to letter.
Running mktexlsr. This may take some time... done.
Building format(s) --refresh.
This may take some time... done.
root@haka:~# tl-paper
Current context paper size (from
/var/lib/texmf/tex/context/user/cont-sys-paper.tex): letter
Current dvipdfmx paper size (from /var/lib/texmf/dvipdfmx/dvipdfmx-paper.cfg):
letter
Current dvips paper size (from /var/lib/texmf/dvips/config/config-paper.ps):
letter
Current pdftex paper size (from
/var/lib/texmf/tex/generic/config/pdftexconfig.tex): letter
Current xdvi paper size (from /var/lib/texmf/xdvi/XDvi-paper): letter
root@haka:~#
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