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Linux LaTeX Installation instructions

Table of Contents

Introduction

To use LaTeX, you need two pieces of software:

  • A LaTeX distribution
  • A LaTeX editor

The distribution contains all the tools, libraries, documentation and styles that you will need for creating documents. A good editor makes writing and invoking the necessary commands to build a PDF from the LaTeX/BibTeX sources trivial.

We recommend:

  • TeXLive Distribution. It is rather large (~2.9 GiB) but complete and up-to-date.
  • TeXstudio. Free software, cross-platform, easy to configure yet powerful.

Installation

Debian / Ubuntu

Use these instructions if you are running a Debian-based Linux distro such as

  • Debian
  • Ubuntu / Xubuntu / Kubuntu
  • Mint

The installation can be done either from the command line or by using a graphical package manager like Synaptic.

Installation from the command line

Open a terminal such as gnome-terminal and enter this command:

sudo apt install texlive texstudio

Installation with Synaptic Package Manager

Open the Synaptic Package Manager and search for texlive.

TexLive Installation via Synaptic

Click on the checkbox next to texlive and select Mark for installation.

Next, search for texstudio:

TeXstudio Installation via Synaptic

Click on the checkbox next to texstudio and select Mark for installation.

Click on the Apply button in the toolbar. A confirmation window pops up. Click again on Apply to start the installation.

Arch Linux

In a terminal:

sudo pacman -S texlive texstudio

Verify Installation

Create a new folder and download the files testDocument.tex and references.bib (right click and Save link target).

Open the testDocument.tex file in TeXstudio.

Build & view the Document by pressing F5 or click the left green arrow in the toolbar.

The document created should match goal.pdf.