chromebook tinytex containment failure

[githubgnulinux]

Scenario: chromebook 1, debian with tinytex installed and used successfully
cd ~/
tar -cf tinytex.tar ~/.tinytex
cp tinytex.tar /usb/memory/device/

chromebook 2, debian
cd ~/
tar -xf /usb/memory/device/tinytex.tar

xelatex file.tex
.tinytex/texmf-dist/tex/latex/fontspec/fontspec.cfg)))kpathsea:make_tex: Invalid filename `Nimbus Sans L', contains ' '

! Package fontspec Error: The font "Nimbus Sans L" cannot be found.

[cderv]

How did you install TinyTeX on your chromebook ?

! Package fontspec Error: The font "Nimbus Sans L" cannot be found.

This usually indicates a missing font on the system. Do you have this font ?

xelatex file.tex
.tinytex/texmf-dist/tex/latex/fontspec/fontspec.cfg)))kpathsea:make_tex: Invalid filename `Nimbus Sans L', contains ' '

I am not sure to understand this error... This seems to be LaTeX error so you could also look for LaTeX Q&A support website for a solution. I don't think this is TinyTeX only

[yihui]

The OP had emailed me before and I had replied that this issue was the same as #313, and the solution would be tlmgr postaction install script xetex.

Then the OP followed up with an error xdvipdfmx:fatal: pdf_ref_obj(): passed invalid object., to which I haven't responded yet but I believe is the same issue as #161, and the solution is tlmgr install epstopdf.

The two issues are automatically handled in the R package, but the OP does not appear to be an R user, so these commands need to be manually executed.