installingminionproUbuntu
I followed the instructions to install MinionPro fonts from this website.
http://carlo-hamalainen.net/blog/2007/12/11/installing-minion-pro-fonts/
However, when I tried to run the tex file at the bottom, I have this error message:
! LaTeX Error: File `MinionPro.sty' not found.
Running the command kpsewhich MinionPro.sty gives the following output:
/usr/local/share/texmf/tex/latex/MinionPro/MinionPro.sty
So the system knows where MinionPro.sty is, so why can't the file compile?
You are missing the default Ivritex fonts. You can try installing them from http://ivritex.sourceforge.net, but it's considered deprecated.
Preferably, you should install culmus-latex which provides a Hebrew support based on the Culmus fonts.
TeX's first step is to parse the current/working folder for files that are needed. This covers everything from .tex, .sty, .cls, image files, and everything else. If this fails, TeX searches the index made when you run texhash. This index contains the folder and file locations of your TeX distribution in the form of an elementary "hash table" that is used as a lookup. Actually, it's just an alphabetical list of files by folder. Since TeX can be installed wherever you want to, such an accessible table is necessary to identify the locations of the sources. Under TeX Live, this file (ls-R, named based on a Recursive folder listing) is located in your */texmf-dist folder and has the following form:
...
./tex/latex/bhcexam:
BHCexam.cfg
BHCexam.cls
./tex/latex/bibarts:
bibarts.sty
./tex/latex/biblatex:
bbx
biblatex.cfg
biblatex.def
biblatex.sty
biblatex1.sty
biblatex2.sty
blx-compat.def
blx-dm.def
blx-mcite.def
blx-natbib.def
cbx
lbx
...
You can see how this matches the folder structure:
Only the above two locations are searched, in that order, when looking for files.
Note that, even if you place source files inside the TDS (TeX Distribution Structure), it won't be picked up automatically unless you run texhash. ls-R has to be updated to include your newly-placed files, otherwise the files won't be found.
Another reference: Where do I place my own .sty files, to make them available to all my .tex files?
Best Answer
If you don't need the math font, there's a much easier way to use MinionPro with LaTeX:
acroreadpackage on Ubuntu);sudo cp /opt/Adobe/Reader9/Resource/Font/*.otf /usr/local/share/fonts/;fontspecwith XeLaTeX/LuaLaTeX to make use of the fonts.