Installing Pandoc on windows using WSL Ubuntu

[Samuel Troy Dominguez]

I have properly installed Pandoc - evidenced by being able to run pandoc --help and getting the correct output.

However, I cannot cd .pandoc

the error no directory keeps appearing. Therfore, I am unable to get into the templates folder and add eisvogel.latex. I've been trying different ways of fixing this, but I cannot so far. I will continue but thought I'd reach out for some insight if anyone can help.

Thank You!

[Hossein Mirzapur]

I have properly installed Pandoc - evidenced by being able to run pandoc --help and getting the correct output.

However, I cannot cd .pandoc

the error no directory keeps appearing. Therfore, I am unable to get into the templates folder and add eisvogel.latex. I've been trying different ways of fixing this, but I cannot so far. I will continue but thought I'd reach out for some insight if anyone can help.

Thank You!

Hello friend!

As I tried to install pandoc on my ubuntu I faced the same problem, so I searched a bit and I found out that you can create the .pandoc directory inside the home directory yourself and also don't forget to include templates directory inside the .pandoc. Seems a bit nasty but it's the way :)

[JDesso]

I have properly installed Pandoc - evidenced by being able to run pandoc --help and getting the correct output.
However, I cannot cd .pandoc
the error no directory keeps appearing. Therfore, I am unable to get into the templates folder and add eisvogel.latex. I've been trying different ways of fixing this, but I cannot so far. I will continue but thought I'd reach out for some insight if anyone can help.
Thank You!

Hello friend!

As I tried to install pandoc on my ubuntu I faced the same problem, so I searched a bit and I found out that you can create the .pandoc directory inside the home directory yourself and also don't forget to include templates directory inside the .pandoc. Seems a bit nasty but it's the way :)

Just create pandoc and templates directory doesn't fix the issue, you can do that easily with command line and even copy the file eisvogel.latex inside. You can use that trick but after when you'll run the command pandoc report-example.md -o report.pdf --from markdown --template=eisvogel --listings for pdf creating you'll get the issue Could not find data file /usr/share/pandoc/data/templates/eisvogel.latex

Probably, what you have to do is copy the files eisvogel.latex inside the directory which the path is \\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\usr\share\pandoc\data\templates in your computer, unfortunately when trying to do that manually or even with command line the access is denied.

Access is denied I think because you cannot copy a file from Windows to WSL, even when I try to create a new file inside the given directory it's not allowed. I think it's an issue only Windows's users who have installed WSL face, probably Linux's users don't face that issue.

Always looking for a way to fix that issue, I think the key is to find a way to move a file from Windows to WSL.

[JDesso]

I have properly installed Pandoc - evidenced by being able to run pandoc --help and getting the correct output.
However, I cannot cd .pandoc
the error no directory keeps appearing. Therfore, I am unable to get into the templates folder and add eisvogel.latex. I've been trying different ways of fixing this, but I cannot so far. I will continue but thought I'd reach out for some insight if anyone can help.
Thank You!

Hello friend!
As I tried to install pandoc on my ubuntu I faced the same problem, so I searched a bit and I found out that you can create the .pandoc directory inside the home directory yourself and also don't forget to include templates directory inside the .pandoc. Seems a bit nasty but it's the way :)

Just create pandoc and templates directory doesn't fix the issue, you can do that easily with command line and even copy the file eisvogel.latex inside. You can use that trick but after when you'll run the command pandoc report-example.md -o report.pdf --from markdown --template=eisvogel --listings for pdf creating you'll get the issue Could not find data file /usr/share/pandoc/data/templates/eisvogel.latex

Probably, what you have to do is copy the files eisvogel.latex inside the directory which the path is \\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\usr\share\pandoc\data\templates in your computer, unfortunately when trying to do that manually or even with command line the access is denied.

Access is denied I think because you cannot copy a file from Windows to WSL, even when I try to create a new file inside the given directory it's not allowed. I think it's an issue only Windows's users who have installed WSL face, probably Linux's users don't face that issue.

Always looking for a way to fix that issue, I think the key is to find a way to move a file from Windows to WSL.

I found a way to copy with command line the file eisvogel.latex inside appropriate folder, that is the command I used:

folder_where_eisvogel.latex_is_located_in_your_computer $ sudo cp eisvogel.latex /usr/share/pandoc/data/templates
for me by example it give me the command :

jd_unix@JD-DELL-PC:/mnt/c/Users/JD/Downloads$ sudo cp eisvogel.latex /usr/share/pandoc/data/templates

[Malik]

indeed,
after installing pandoc,
solution is to go to your home folder and
mkdir .pandoc/templates

There is were the eisvogel.latex template should be pasted in.

I looked into several separate installs and all did not create this folder.
After installing and pasting in the template it worked for me (i also installed LaTex).

Searching online it seems it is not auto created.

[Patrick Collins]

Added a new alt way to make pdfs, let me know if that addresses the issue