Pandoc Error 97: Could not find data file /usr/share/pandoc/data/templates/template.tex

[Peder G. Landsverk]

Hey guys! I am trying to render my thesis using thesisdown, but for some reason, pandoc cannot locate the template file?

This is the error i am getting:

/usr/bin/pandoc +RTS -K512m -RTS thesis.utf8.md --to latex --from markdown+autolink_bare_uris+ascii_identifiers+tex_math_single_backslash --output thesis.tex --table-of-contents --toc-depth 3 --template template.tex --number-sections --highlight-style tango --latex-engine pdflatex --top-level-division=chapter --variable tables=yes --standalone --filter /usr/bin/pandoc-citeproc 
pandoc: Could not find data file /usr/share/pandoc/data/templates/template.tex
Error: pandoc document conversion failed with error 97
Execution halted

This is my header:

---
author: 'Peder G. Landsverk'
date: 'May 2019'
title: 'My thesis'

csl: refstyle.csl

bibliography: lib.bib

output: 
   thesisdown::thesis_pdf:
header-includes:
   - \setlength{\parindent}{0em}
   - \setlength{\parskip}{1em}
acknowledgements: "..."
dedication: "..." 
---

[Peder G. Landsverk]

Downloading template.tex and trying to render again results in:

/usr/bin/pandoc +RTS -K512m -RTS thesis.utf8.md --to latex --from markdown+autolink_bare_uris+ascii_identifiers+tex_math_single_backslash --output thesis.tex --table-of-contents --toc-depth 3 --template template.tex --number-sections --highlight-style tango --latex-engine pdflatex --top-level-division=chapter --variable tables=yes --standalone --filter /usr/bin/pandoc-citeproc 
! LaTeX Error: Command \VerbBar already defined.
               Or name \end... illegal, see p.192 of the manual.

Error: Failed to compile thesis.tex. See https://yihui.name/tinytex/r/#debugging for debugging tips. See thesis.log for more info.
Execution halted

[Peder G. Landsverk]

Hey, i am just being a noob. Nevermind! Figured it out.

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