How to install LaTeX package called "standalone" properly so I can get update with Synaptic package manager?
I know I can manually download the file and install it.
UPDATE (2015-12-07):
standalone.styshould now be installable with a simple
sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-extra
. Keeping the answer for reference.
The search
sudo apt-file search standalone.sty
doesn't give any results. This means that the package cannot be installed using Synaptic.
The reason is found in the answer by Martin Scharrer: The package is not included in TeXlive 2009 because it's too new. TeXLive 2009 is the version packaged with Ubuntu, there is no TeXlive 201. Also, the Ubuntu packages don't seem to receive updates once they're out.
The above is the reason why I installed TeXlive using tlmgr in my home, in ~/.texlive2011. Works like a charm.
