diff --git a/src/ext/texlive/SPKG.txt b/src/ext/texlive/SPKG.txt
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+= TeXlive =
+
+== Description ==
+
+TeX Live is an easy way to get up and running with the TeX document
+production system. It provides a comprehensive TeX system with
+binaries for most flavors of Unix, including GNU/Linux, and also
+Windows. It includes all the major TeX-related programs, macro
+packages, and fonts that are free software, including support for many
+languages around the world.
+
+This package installs all texlive packages requried to build Sage. If
+necessary, texlive itself is installed.
+
+== License ==
+
+Various FSF-approved free software licenses. See
+https://www.tug.org/texlive/copying.html for details.
+
+== Upstream Contact ==
+
+Hoem page: https://www.tug.org/texlive
+
+== Dependencies ==
+
+Put a bulleted list of dependencies here:
+
+* python
+
+== Special Update/Build Instructions ==
+
+This package requires internet access to download texlive packages for
+the TeX mirrors.
diff --git a/src/ext/texlive/package-list.txt b/src/ext/texlive/package-list.txt
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+# Here is the list of TeXlive packages required by Sage.
+#
+# Note: 
+# - Dependencies are installed automatically by TeXlive.
+# - Whitespace and Lines starting with a hash are ignored.
+
+
+latex
+titlesec
+framed
+threeparttable
+wrapfig
+multirow
+makecmds
+collection-fontsrecommended
+
+# Some dependencies that TeXlive 2014 missed
+cmap
+fancybox
+fancyvrb
+mdwtools
+parskip
+jknapltx
+etoolbox
+
+# Language support for localizations of the Sage docs
+collection-langcyrillic
+babel-basque
+babel-catalan
+babel-czech
+babel-english
+babel-french
+babel-galician
+babel-german
+babel-hungarian
+babel-italian
+babel-polish
+babel-portuges
+babel-russian
+babel-slovak
+babel-spanish
+
diff --git a/src/ext/texlive/texlive-install b/src/ext/texlive/texlive-install
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import os
+import sys
+import glob
+from subprocess import check_call, CalledProcessError
+
+try:
+    SAGE_LOCAL = os.environ['SAGE_LOCAL']
+    DOT_SAGE = os.environ['DOT_SAGE']
+except KeyError:
+    print('You need to run this script in a Sage shell ("sage -sh")')
+    sys.exit(1)
+
+
+TEXLIVE_INSTALL_UNIX_URL = \
+    'http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive/tlnet/install-tl-unx.tar.gz'
+
+TEXLIVE_PROFILE_TEMPLATE = \
+"""
+selected_scheme scheme-minimal
+TEXDIR {SAGE_LOCAL}/share/texlive
+TEXMFLOCAL {SAGE_LOCAL}/share/texlive/texmf-local
+TEXMFSYSCONFIG {SAGE_LOCAL}/share/texlive/texmf-config
+TEXMFSYSVAR {SAGE_LOCAL}/share/texlive/texmf-var
+TEXMFCONFIG {DOT_SAGE}/texlive/texmf-config
+TEXMFHOME {DOT_SAGE}/texlive/texmf-home
+TEXMFVAR {DOT_SAGE}/texlive/texmf-var
+collection-basic 1
+in_place 0
+option_adjustrepo 1
+option_autobackup 1
+option_backupdir tlpkg/backups
+option_desktop_integration 1
+option_doc 1
+option_file_assocs 1
+option_fmt 1
+option_letter 0
+option_menu_integration 1
+option_path 1
+option_post_code 1
+option_src 1
+option_sys_bin {SAGE_LOCAL}/bin
+option_sys_info {SAGE_LOCAL}/share/info
+option_sys_man {SAGE_LOCAL}/share/man
+option_w32_multi_user 1
+option_write18_restricted 1
+portable 0
+"""
+
+
+def have_texlive():
+    try:
+        check_call(['tlmgr', '--version'])
+        return True
+    except (OSError, CalledProcessError):
+        return False
+
+
+def download_install_script(tarball):
+    try:
+        from urllib import urlretrieve
+    except ImportError:
+        from urllib.request import urlretrieve
+    urlretrieve(TEXLIVE_INSTALL_UNIX_URL, tarball)
+
+    
+def write_profile(filename):
+    profile = TEXLIVE_PROFILE_TEMPLATE.format(
+        SAGE_LOCAL=SAGE_LOCAL, DOT_SAGE=DOT_SAGE)
+    with open(filename, 'w') as f:
+        f.write(profile)
+    print('TeXlive unattended install profile: {0}'.format(filename))
+
+def install_texlive():
+    import tempfile
+    tmp_dir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
+    tarball = os.path.join(tmp_dir, 'install-tl-unx.tar.gz')
+    profile = os.path.join(tmp_dir, 'sage.profile')
+    download_install_script(tarball)
+    write_profile(profile)
+
+    original_dir = os.getcwd()
+    os.chdir(tmp_dir)
+    check_call(['tar', '-x', '-z', '-f', tarball])
+    install_dir = glob.glob('install-tl-*')[0]
+    os.chdir(install_dir)
+
+    check_call([
+        './install-tl',
+        '-profile',
+        profile
+    ])
+    os.chdir(original_dir)
+    
+
+def install_packages():
+    package_list_txt = os.path.join(
+        os.path.dirname(__file__),
+        'package-list.txt'
+    )
+    with open(package_list_txt) as f:
+        package_list = f.read()
+    packages = []
+    for pkg in package_list.splitlines():
+        pkg = pkg.strip()
+        if len(pkg) == 0:
+            continue
+        if pkg.startswith('#'):
+            continue
+        packages.append(pkg)
+    print('installing the following TeXlive packages:')
+    for pkg in packages:
+        print(' *  ' + pkg)
+    check_call(['tlmgr', 'install'] + packages)
+    check_call(['tlmgr', 'path', 'add'])
+        
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    if have_texlive():
+        print('Using your own texlive install (see "tlmgr --version")')
+    else:
+        print('Performing minimal texlive install into {0}'
+              .format(SAGE_LOCAL))
+        install_texlive()
+    install_packages()
+