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What is an “implementation of TeX”
On MiKTex webpage, it is written:
MiKTeX (pronounced mick-tech) is an up-to-date implementation of TeX/LaTeX and related programs for Windows (all current variants).
Also on this page Installing ...
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What happened to Textures and Bluesky Research?
A few weeks ago, the Bluesky website vanished. I have been unable to find any recent traces on the Internet of either Gordon Lee, who seems to have been the only person left at Bluesky (or, at any ...
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How do I update my TeX distribution?
I'm trying to compile a document that only works with an up-to-date distribution, so I'd like to know: how do I update my distribution? Please provide screenshots where appropriate.
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up-to-date TeX distribution
In order to use the "LGRx package" I've been told in a previous question that I've made, that I should have an up-to-date TeX distribution.
So, I wonder what is this and how can I install it to my ...
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Does Windows version of TeX contain patgen?
I know two Windows versions of TeX -- MiKTeX and proTeXt. Do they contain patgen package? If not, what Windows version of TeX contain the package? Can MiKTeX or proTeXt import such package from TeX ...
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Offline Installation: How do I install a full TeX distribution on an offline computer?
As I understand it, a snapshot of the MiKTeX/TeXlive is available on CTAN mirrors.
How do I install a complete (with all packages) TeX distribution on an offline computer (without Internet) ? Is ...
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What are the advantages of TeX Live over MiKTeX?
I have been using MiKTeX for a couple of years. I don't know whether it is "wise" to insist on using it. Could you give me a list of advantages of TeX Live over MiKTeX?
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Is there a TeX for OS X that I can compile from sources myself without major troubles?
I ask because I have traditionally used TeTeX, which is perpetually included with Slackware Linux. However, I downloaded the source code for TeTeX, and it appears to be a bit tricky to build on Mac OS ...
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Automatically Determine which TeXLive Version is being used
I would like to be able to automatically determine which release of TeXLive that I am running. I sometimes encounter a problem where it is useful to test that the file compiled correctly in an older ...
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Setting up your own LaTeX compile server?
I know services like TeX cloud and similar. My question is: Are there ready-made distributions of LaTeX that allow me to set up my own server? What are the best solutions? My goal is to have a nice ...
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Installing LaTeX in a server
I need to run LaTeX in a server using an explorer (just like Safari or Chrome). The thing is that I can't find a software that allows me to do that, as, for example, R Studio does (they have the ...
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LaTeX - Portable Editing Environment
I have a TeX document which I want to edit and make sure it's rendered correctly.
Which means I need an Editor with Preview window.
I searched over the Internet.
There's too much info and I can't get ...
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Is there a way to detect from inside a package that MiKTeX is used?
Is there a way to detect that the MiKTeX TeX LaTeX executable is used?
Something like \ifmiktex or even \IfFileExists{<some file only present in MiKTeX>}{}{}?
The reason is that in one of my ...
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Check if compiled using MiKTeX or TeX Live? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a way to detect from inside a package that MikTeX is used?
We have multiple people writing on the same project. Since some of us are TeX Livers and other ...
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Change from MiKTeX to TeX Live
I'm basically a noob when it comes to dealing with packages and TeX distributions. I currently have both MiKTeX and TeX Live installed with MiKTeX as the default distribution (I think), but I would ...
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TeX family tree with timeline?
When I first started using TeX, I felt overwhelmed by the myriad of names — BibTeX, XeTeX, LaTeX, XeLaTeX, ConTeXt, LuaTeX, MacTeX, TeXLive — and more. I didn't know the packages from the programs ...
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Manually copy older TeXLive2011 from one Mac to a new Mac
From an earlier question of mine, it was determined that one can not obtain the latest version of older releases (ex. TeXLive2010, TeXLive2011). I am upgrading my Mac and would like to know the ...
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LaTeX Download for Windows [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How do I install TeX/LaTeX on Windows 7
I am looking for a full LaTeX download for use on Windows. I have looked on google, however there seems to be a lot of options, ...
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Most reliable LaTeX distributions [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
What are the advantages of TeX Live over MiKTeX?
I am new to LaTeX and I would like to know what is your opinion about the most reliable LaTeX distribution. I would like ...
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Is there a macro telling which OS we're using?
I got some LaTeX documents that I have to compile them under different TeX Live, such as MacTeX or TeX Live. But in different OS, the font seems different too, for example, while in Windows, I prefer ...
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App to Add photos to LaTex document with iPad camera? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Is there a (La)TeX distribution running on iPad?
Very simple app that I am trying to find: suppose I have written a long text in my Laptop in LaTex but missing images. I ...
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LaTeX for netbook OSes
I'm considering buying a netbook for the express purpose of writing maths notes/articles (so as to not heft my Macbook around), hence (La)TeX is a must. The most obvious choice is to work with Linux, ...
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Installing (a lightweight version of) latex on an external hard drive
I have a netbook which has about 3-4 gigs of space on it. Since it is a netbook, I didn't want to perform a full install of latex (~1gig) on it. It runs linux.
I was wondering if I could install ...
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Portable minimal distribution
Are there any portable minimal latex/xelatex distributions? I know of MikTeX portable, but at 130MBs it is far from minimal. Alternatively, can I easily make my own distribution?
What I would like to ...
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How to install LaTeX compiler on Mac OS X without additional software
I want to install only the LaTeX compiler because I don't care about the additional software that comes with MacTeX.
I'm going to use Latexian for creating .tex documents.
Is this option possible?
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How to mirror TeX Live?
I have a local network with many clients using (La)TeX. Mirroring TeX Live distribution in my server will save time and bandwidth. We are Windows users who are not familiar with RSYNC.
I have read the ...
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does the doc folder contain only documentation?
I'm trying to get rid of some junk on my hard drive and want to make sure I don't delete anything vital, so it's probably a dumb question.
In my latex tree there is the texmf-dist/doc folder which is ...
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Windows-Terminal commands to have information about LaTeX distribution
I'm looking for command to use in one terminal so as to know the following facts.
Is there one LaTeX distribution installed ?
What is the path where to put local classes or packages ? In my Mac, I ...
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Corrupted TeXLive2012 installation? (File `l3candidates.sty' not found)
This is a follow up to my earlier question, Corrupted TeXLive2012 installation? (Option clash for currfile). Refer to that question for the history.
With an "updated" TeXLive2012, I am now getting:
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Different package manager: Why? [closed]
I was wondering why do we need different package managers in TeXLive and MiKTex?
Would it not be better and less work for both authors if there was a common approach and even other persons taking ...
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TeX distribution and TeX implementation
TeX distributions are the large collections of TeX-related software to be downloaded and installed. For example, Tex Live and MiKTeX.
TeX implementations are for example
Web2c is the name of a ...
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How to download MacTeX 2011 now that MacTex 2012 is available
Is there a way to download the older MacTeX-2011? I am transitioning to a new mac and would prefer to have both MacTeX2011 and the 2012 version available. I thought I was in luck when I found the the ...
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How to get a package into texlive
Say I have written an awesome package called "worldpeace.sty" and uploaded it to CTAN. What can I do to get the package in to texlive?
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Why is the MacTeX distribution so large? Is there anything smaller for OS X?
I would like to know how to install LaTeX on Mac 10.6 or higher.
But the MacTeX is some 1.28 GB file! Is there a smaller distribution I could install?
What exactly is TeX Live?
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5 year time bomb in LaTeX-Distributions?
There is a very weird thing: Five years after installation or release, TeX in various distributions seems to refuse to compile for no other reason than being old.
We've had a question here this ...
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Meaning of “Macro packages”, “TeX engines” and “Distributions” of TeX
I was wondering what relations and differences are between "Macro packages", "TeX engines" and "Distributions" of TeX？
I saw these concepts when looking at the following table at the end of this ...
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\DeclareCaptionType undefined [closed]
When trying to do what is described here, I tried to compile the code given there:
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{caption}
\DeclareCaptionType{mytype}[Typename][List of mytype]
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How to figure out which distribution a package is in?
I just installed TeX Live on my Mac with Macports. I wanted to use the enumitem package and was told that LaTeX couldn't find the file when I tried to compile.
I installed the texlive-basic ...
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What do I need in order to use TeX on Windows as an eventual replacement for Word?
What do I need in order to use TeX on Windows as an eventual replacement for Word?
What software is available for Windows for WYSIWYG editing of TeX files?
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TeX Distribution and Engine
While reading about LaTeX in wikibooks, I stumbled across the terms TeX engine and distribution. One earlier post said the TeX engines are Knuth's TeX, e-TeX, pdfTeX, XeTeX, LuaTeX. And read that ...
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Is there a lightweight implementation/distribution of TeX for Mac OSX?
I'm on an SSD and space is an issue. The MacTeX distribution is over 2GB. BasicTeX seems to be too limiting to be useful to me, unfortunately.
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What is KerTeX?
There are two references to a software (distribution?) called KerTeX here on TeX.SX (one, two). Is this more an alternative to TeX Live ore more to TeX itself? Is there any benefit of using KerTeX ...
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Creating/making a new open/free font (and class for CTAN)? [closed]
This may be a bit wider question, and may relate to Latex not so directly - so moderators, feel free to move this post elsewhere if more appropriate!
Let's say I like Caslon (as being used in a ...
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Multi-OS Portable TeX system
I'm looking to treat myself to a totally portable TeX system and was wondering: is it possible to devise an installation scheme that would run on Windows, Linux and MacOS at the "same" time?
I think ...
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Which LaTeX distribution should I use on OSX?
Which LaTeX installation would you recommend using on OSX? Ideally I'd want the installation to contain as many packages as possible as I'll be using my Macbook offline mostly.
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LaTeX and Textmate [closed]
I have been trying to get to grips with TextMate for creating LaTeX files and when I go to view the file I get an error: can't find kpsewhich on path.
I have two questions: Do I have to have a LaTeX ...
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What is a good LaTeX compiler for Windows?
I've googled around, and I haven't found a definitive compiler for latex (.tex files) on Windows. Any suggestions? Thanks!
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LaTeX custom distribution
I have two questions:
Is it legal to redistribute LaTeX in
a commercial software?
if is, how do I make a minimal and portable distribution of plain latex and a few packages?
Note: I wish to use ...
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Which LaTeX to install on Linux?
Which LaTeX distribution would you recommend for using on Linux from command line? I am looking for one with most complete coverage of packages.
