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edited Aug 15, 2014 at 7:35

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This is just a modification of NVaughan's answer;

sudo apt-get install texlive-full sudo apt-get remove biber sudo apt-get remove biblatex

Download biber v.1.8 binary biber-linux_x86_64.tar.gz from SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/biblatex-biber/)
download biblatex v.2.8 source biblatex-2.8a.tds.tgz from SourceForge . (http://sourceforge.net/projects/biblatex/)

mkdir tempbiber mkdir tempbiblatex tar -zxvf biber-linux_x86_64.tar.gz -C tempbiber/ tar -zxvf biblatex-2.8a.tds.tgz -C tempbiblatex/ sudo rsync -azvv tempbiber/ /usr/bin/ sudo#sudo rsync -azvv tempbiblatex/ /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/ sudo rsync -azvv tempbiblatex/ /usr/local/share/texmf/

To compile a document using biber;

pdflatex texDocumentName biber texDocumentName pdflatex texDocumentName

This is just a modification of NVaughan's answer;

sudo apt-get install texlive-full sudo apt-get remove biber sudo apt-get remove biblatex

Download biber v.1.8 binary biber-linux_x86_64.tar.gz from SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/biblatex-biber/)
download biblatex v.2.8 source biblatex-2.8a.tds.tgz from SourceForge . (http://sourceforge.net/projects/biblatex/)

mkdir tempbiber mkdir tempbiblatex tar -zxvf biber-linux_x86_64.tar.gz -C tempbiber/ tar -zxvf biblatex-2.8a.tds.tgz -C tempbiblatex/ sudo rsync -azvv tempbiber/ /usr/bin/ sudo rsync -azvv tempbiblatex/ /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/

To compile a document using biber;

pdflatex texDocumentName biber texDocumentName pdflatex texDocumentName

This is just a modification of NVaughan's answer;

sudo apt-get install texlive-full sudo apt-get remove biber sudo apt-get remove biblatex

Download biber v.1.8 binary biber-linux_x86_64.tar.gz from SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/biblatex-biber/)
download biblatex v.2.8 source biblatex-2.8a.tds.tgz from SourceForge . (http://sourceforge.net/projects/biblatex/)

mkdir tempbiber mkdir tempbiblatex tar -zxvf biber-linux_x86_64.tar.gz -C tempbiber/ tar -zxvf biblatex-2.8a.tds.tgz -C tempbiblatex/ sudo rsync -azvv tempbiber/ /usr/bin/ #sudo rsync -azvv tempbiblatex/ /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/ sudo rsync -azvv tempbiblatex/ /usr/local/share/texmf/

To compile a document using biber;

pdflatex texDocumentName biber texDocumentName pdflatex texDocumentName

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edited Jul 1, 2014 at 14:50

Torbjørn T.

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This is just a modification of NVaughan's answer;

sudo apt-get install texlive-full sudo apt-get remove biber sudo apt-get remove biblatex

sudo apt-get install texlive-full

sudo apt-get remove biber

sudo apt-get remove biblatex

download biberDownload biber v.1.8 binary biber-linux_x86_64.tar.gzbiber-linux_x86_64.tar.gz from SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/biblatex-biber/)
download biblatexbiblatex v.2.8 source biblatex-2.8a.tds.tgzbiblatex-2.8a.tds.tgz from SourceForge . (http://sourceforge.net/projects/biblatex/)
mkdir tempbiber

mkdir tempbiblatex

tar -zxvf biber-linux_x86_64.tar.gz -C tempbiber/

tar -zxvf biblatex-2.8a.tds.tgz -C tempbiblatex/

sudo rsync -azvv tempbiber/ /usr/bin/

sudo rsync -azvv tempbiblatex/ /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/

mkdir tempbiber mkdir tempbiblatex tar -zxvf biber-linux_x86_64.tar.gz -C tempbiber/ tar -zxvf biblatex-2.8a.tds.tgz -C tempbiblatex/ sudo rsync -azvv tempbiber/ /usr/bin/ sudo rsync -azvv tempbiblatex/ /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/

toTo compile a document use biber;using biber;

pdflatex texDocumentName

biber texDocumentName

pdflatex texDocumentName

pdflatex texDocumentName biber texDocumentName pdflatex texDocumentName

This is just a modification of NVaughan's answer;

sudo apt-get install texlive-full

sudo apt-get remove biber

sudo apt-get remove biblatex

download biber v.1.8 binary biber-linux_x86_64.tar.gz from SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/biblatex-biber/)
download biblatex v.2.8 source biblatex-2.8a.tds.tgz from SourceForge . (http://sourceforge.net/projects/biblatex/)
mkdir tempbiber

mkdir tempbiblatex

tar -zxvf biber-linux_x86_64.tar.gz -C tempbiber/

tar -zxvf biblatex-2.8a.tds.tgz -C tempbiblatex/

sudo rsync -azvv tempbiber/ /usr/bin/

sudo rsync -azvv tempbiblatex/ /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/

to compile a document use biber;

pdflatex texDocumentName

biber texDocumentName

pdflatex texDocumentName

This is just a modification of NVaughan's answer;

sudo apt-get install texlive-full sudo apt-get remove biber sudo apt-get remove biblatex

Download biber v.1.8 binary biber-linux_x86_64.tar.gz from SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/biblatex-biber/)
download biblatex v.2.8 source biblatex-2.8a.tds.tgz from SourceForge . (http://sourceforge.net/projects/biblatex/)

mkdir tempbiber mkdir tempbiblatex tar -zxvf biber-linux_x86_64.tar.gz -C tempbiber/ tar -zxvf biblatex-2.8a.tds.tgz -C tempbiblatex/ sudo rsync -azvv tempbiber/ /usr/bin/ sudo rsync -azvv tempbiblatex/ /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/

To compile a document using biber;

pdflatex texDocumentName biber texDocumentName pdflatex texDocumentName

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answered Mar 25, 2014 at 10:52

user2585501

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This is just a modification of NVaughan's answer;

sudo apt-get install texlive-full
sudo apt-get remove biber
sudo apt-get remove biblatex
download biber v.1.8 binary biber-linux_x86_64.tar.gz from SourceForge (http://sourceforge.net/projects/biblatex-biber/)
download biblatex v.2.8 source biblatex-2.8a.tds.tgz from SourceForge . (http://sourceforge.net/projects/biblatex/)
mkdir tempbiber
mkdir tempbiblatex
tar -zxvf biber-linux_x86_64.tar.gz -C tempbiber/
tar -zxvf biblatex-2.8a.tds.tgz -C tempbiblatex/
sudo rsync -azvv tempbiber/ /usr/bin/
sudo rsync -azvv tempbiblatex/ /usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/

to compile a document use biber;

pdflatex texDocumentName
biber texDocumentName
pdflatex texDocumentName

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