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I just installed latest (2019) vanilla-tex on my linux system. I want to use package polyglossia in its latest version. Long ago I asked the package developer that can I replace the entire folder of polyglossia and get the correct sty file at work & he said yes. Now when I did it, XeLaTeX cannot find polyglossia. Also note that I ran texhash after that folder replacement. Now how to solve this problem? I want this version of polyglossia to work.

My TeX specifications -

TeX 3.14159265 (TeX Live 2019/dev/Debian)
kpathsea version 6.3.1/dev

Solution suggested by user @moewe worked well, but only for one session. It stopped working when I opened a new session. Why this must be happening? I used all sudo privileges while issuing the commands.

Niranjan
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  • What does kpsewhich polyglossia.sty return if you run it on the command line? – moewe Apr 03 '20 at 13:32
  • Needless to say that in general it is a bad idea to manually overwrite files or folders in the tree controlled by your TeX distribution. (I can see the appeal for short term fixes or last-minute updates and have done things like this myself on occasions, but it always comes with risks.) – moewe Apr 03 '20 at 13:33
  • kpsewhich polyglossia.sty returned nothing. – Niranjan Apr 03 '20 at 13:36
  • Hrm. Do you have several TeX systems installed on your machine? You mention having a vanilla TeX live. but the TeX Live 2019/dev/Debian makes me think you also have a Debian (testing/dev) TeX live? Maybe you replaced the wrong folder? Do you have your system installed as root? Did you run texhash as root? – moewe Apr 03 '20 at 13:40
  • I can understand. I also hate such shortcuts, but regarding this particular package I've tried everything. Changing the content of the ldf file returns errors. Changing the sty file returns errors. Nothing is working, but I need some latest features. :( – Niranjan Apr 03 '20 at 13:40
  • I ran texhash as root, I don't have any other tex installation, but I did not understand your second question (or statement). How to check it? – Niranjan Apr 03 '20 at 13:42
  • How did you install TeX live? Did you install it from TUG.org following the instructions in https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/1092/35864 or did you install it via some apt/apt-get? Some background for texhash can be found at https://tex.stackexchange.com/q/73016/35864 (well worth a read). – moewe Apr 03 '20 at 13:43
  • Let us continue this discussion in chat. – Niranjan Apr 03 '20 at 13:47

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