TeX Live 2016 - bugs and updates

Most of TeX Live is a redistribution of packages and programs from elsewhere, primarily CTAN. So, the target for bug reports varies according to the nature of the problem.

• If you have problems with a TeX document, e.g., a package is no longer behaving as it used to, report it to the package maintainer. As a rule, package-specific fixes are not installed directly in TL (new versions of packages should be uploaded to CTAN), or made by TL developers.
• If you have questions about using TeX, or need help with TeX, please use the general help resources.
• To report a bug in TeX Live installation or infrastructure, email the tex-live mailing list.

Highlights of changes in this release (details for LuaTeX, XeTeX, MetaPost). If you need to use alternate binaries, the custom binary support in the TL installer may prove useful.

Known issues in TeX Live 2016:

• Unknown directive ...containerchecksum error: if you get this from tlmgr, and you are running TeX Live 2016 (according to tlmgr --version), install the update-tlmgr-latest per tlmgr disaster recovery.

• Notes for FreeBSD users explain some details for that platform.

• On Windows, installation and/or various scripts and programs may fail for a variety of reasons. See the TeX Live on Windows page for some symptoms and remedies.

Bug archives for the previous release and earlier years are still online.