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Install some packages to get ''pdflatex'', ''xelatex'' and other tools for Latex support.
 
Install some packages to get ''pdflatex'', ''xelatex'' and other tools for Latex support.
  
  sudo apt-get install texlive texlive-latex-extra texlive-xetex
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  sudo apt-get install texlive texlive-latex-extra texlive-xetex texlive-fonts-recommended
  
 
== On Ubuntu 10.04 ==
 
== On Ubuntu 10.04 ==

Revision as of 12:19, 9 November 2011

On Ubuntu 11.04

Install some packages to get pdflatex, xelatex and other tools for Latex support.

sudo apt-get install texlive texlive-latex-extra texlive-xetex texlive-fonts-recommended

On Ubuntu 10.04

This is what I did to get TeX/Latex working on Ubuntu 10.04. Note, this is not the only way... Also, this may have some redundant packages.

There is a Winefish program to edit the latex files, but you can do it using gedit or emacs if you know most of the commands or have a good example or template. A good editor would have syntax highlighting and auto spell-check.

Install some packages to get pdflatex, "xelatex"" and other tools.

sudo apt-get install tex-common
sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-base 
sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-extra
sudo apt-get install texlive-xetex

Get some fonts to avoid the infamous missing 'ptmri7t' error.

sudo apt-get install texlive-fonts-recommended


Using Latex

You can create the pdf document from TeX like this

pdflatex mydoc.tex

I find it useful creating a makefile that will do this and some other tasks, such as cleaning up the log files and such. For example:

BASE_NAME=main

all:
	xelatex $(BASE_NAME).tex
	bibtex $(BASE_NAME)
	xelatex $(BASE_NAME).tex
	xelatex $(BASE_NAME).tex

clean:
	rm -f $(BASE_NAME).pdf *.aux *.bbl *.dvi *.log *.blg

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