At least ctxtools --updatecontext should work.
The /etc/texmf:/var/lib/texmf:/usr/share/texmf:/usr/share/texmf-texlive are
there.

Or am I (again) missing something ?

On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 8:37 AM, Wolfgang Schuster <
schuster.wolfgang@googlemail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Jun 19, 2008 at 9:40 PM, Alan Stone
> <software.list.1es9s@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > I've have Ubuntu 8.04 running in a VirtualBox under WXP. No dual boot
> setup
> > necessary any more. How Cool ! Works like a charm - apart from a USB
> printer
> > problem.
> >
> > Installed TeX, ConTeXt and XeTeX through the Package Manager (to test
> > whether it worked).
> >
> > Now trying to update ConTeXt with
> >
> > ctxtools --updatecontext
> >
> > which gives
> >
> > CtxTools | updating
> > /etc/texmf:/var/lib/texmf:/usr/share/texmf:/usr/share/texmf-texlive
> > CtxTools | unable to change to
> > /etc/texmf:/var/lib/texmf:/usr/share/texmf:/usr/share/texmf-texlive
> >
> > whether I'm in root or not !???
> >
> > What's the corresponding command for XeTeX ? ( tried --updatexetex which
> > failed )
>
> Why should this work, XeTeX is a binary and ConTeXt a TeX macro package
> independant of the engine (one fits it all).
>
> Regards
> Wolfgang
>
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