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LaTeX is a document markup language document preparation system for the TeX typesetting program. Note that http://tex.stackexchange.com is specifically dedicated to LaTeX (and TeX) questions.

LaTeX is a document markup language and document preparation system for the TeX typesetting program.

There is a Stack Exchange site dedicated to LaTeX (and TeX, and other related technologies), which is a good place to ask any LaTeX-related questions.

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A great many problems can be solved by selecting the right existing macro package from CTAN.

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How do I install the latest TeX Live 2012?

Ubuntu 12.04 still includes the outdated and obsolete 2009 version of TeX Live. Other than installing manually from the TeX Live website, is there any alternative to install the latest 2012 version on Ubuntu Precise 12.04?
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Pregenerating ConTeXt MarkIV format. This may take some time... takes forever

Hey there I tried to install latex using the follwing commands in ubuntu 16.04: sudo apt-get install texlive-full texstudio Then I finally came to the point with the following output: Setting up thunderbird-locale-en…
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How can I convert a .tex file to a PDF via the command line?

Is there a package that contains a TeX to PDF converter/renderer available on Ubuntu 12.04? If not, can you recommend a tool for me to download from elsewhere that can do this that is simple to install?
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How do I set PATH variables for all users on a server?

I just finished installing LaTeX for my company's Ubuntu server that we all SSH into to use. At the end of the install it says this: Add /usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf/doc/man to MANPATH, if not dynamically determined. Add…
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How to properly install and use texlive with package manager

I would like to know how to properly install, and use texlive along with the package manager tlmgr in Ubuntu. Here is what I did to install texlive: sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-base texlive-latex-extra texlive-latex-recommended And now I do…
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How to convert .tex into .odt?

I wish to convert a .tex file into an .odt file. Can you suggest a good step-by-step solution?
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finding the TeX Live version

Using the terminal in Debian/Ubuntu, how does find the version of the system's TeX Live distribution? I don't have tlmgr so I would need to need to do this either through apt-get, aptitude, or some command that invokes the --version flag. Thanks.
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Easy installation/removal of a LaTeX package

I used to use LaTeX in Windows and there was Miktex Package Manager with which it was very easy to add a missing package. I wanted to install textcomp to Ubuntu 11.10 and it requires me to download the zip from here and find the packages which are…
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What's the easiest way to get started with LaTeX?

I'd like to learn and use LaTeX on Ubuntu. What packages do I need? What is the best editor for LaTeX code on Ubuntu for a new LaTeX user? I'd also like the ability to see the code in one pane and the results in a second pane, if possible -- not…
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How to check if a LaTeX package has been installed?

How to check if a LaTeX package has been installed in Ubuntu? When installing, I followed the methods mentioned in math.arizona.edu and n.wikibooks.org.
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Missing letltxmacro.sty after LaTeX TexStudio installation

I'm running Ubuntu 20.04. I installed TexStudio via aptitude. But when I try to build a document, I get in TexStudio the following error: File `letltxmacro.sty' not found. \RequirePackage{letltxmacro}[2008/06/13] After some Google search, I found…
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How to install TexStudio on Ubuntu 16.04?

I found this page which suggests to install TexStudio with the following commands: sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install texstudio Is it enough? Don't I need a package manager like MiKTeX in Windows?
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Ubuntu 14.04 biblatex

maybe I just did not get any information while searching through google pages but I really tried to find some about biblatex. I tried aptitude search biblatex but nothing appeared. Why isn't biblatex in the Universe anymore? Is there some…
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missing ".sty" package

I have installed TexLive on Ubuntu 13.04 following the instructions provided in http://www.tug.org/texlive/acquire.html but I always get some missing .sty error (for instance siunitx.sty). I struggled a lot to make it run. double checked the PATH,…
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How can the Ubuntu font be used with LyX or LaTeX?

I use LyX for creating documents and would like to be able to format the output of my documents so that they use the Ubuntu font. In the LyX document settings, it appears that there are only a fixed number of fonts available. Is it possible to add…
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