LaTeX
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LaTeX is a document markup language and document preparation system for the TeX typesetting program. LaTeX is most widely used by mathematicians, scientists, engineers, philosophers, ... As a primary or intermediate format (e.g. translating DocBook and other XML-based formats to PDF), LaTeX is used because of the high quality of typesetting achievable by TeX. The typesetting system offers programmable desktop publishing features and extensive facilities for automating most aspects of typesetting and desktop publishing, including numbering and cross-referencing, tables and figures, page layout and bibliographies.
How to Install LaTeX in Linux
1.- check that latex is not already installed by typing "latex"
2.- if you have root or sudo rights, you coult try to install the following packages (if you have problems ask Martín for help):
- Ubuntu sudo aptitude install texlive-latex-base
- General sudo aptitude install tetex
LaTeX Tips
LaTeX Examples
LaTeX Guides
There are many guides over internet, and several books you can buy. Some nice and popular material is:
- The Not So Short Introduction to LaTeX. File:Lshort.pdf
- LaTeX – A document preparation system. It is a LaTeX guide available on the lab's bookcase, the book number 20.