MiKTeX is a widely used TeX distribution available for Windows.
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Using MiKTeX and Sagetex
I have Sage 5.5 installed on a Windows Vista desktop through Oracle's Virtual Box. I use Fedora for the Linux base. My problem is getting SagTeX and MiKTeX to work together. I'm not very familiar with ...
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Error when trying to preview PDF documents with TeXlipse
I'm using TeXlipse (LaTeX plugin for eclipse) and I want to preview my LaTeX document.
I have configured yap in the viewer settings.
When I push the preview button I get an error in the console:
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What do these error messages mean? [closed]
My article is
\documentclass[11pt]{aomart}
\usepackage{mdwtab,amsmath,dsfont,amssymb,amsthm,ifthen}
\usepackage{mathrsfs}
\usepackage{yfonts}
\usepackage{bbding}
\usepackage{mathtools}
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Could not compile pdf after updated [duplicate]
I have updated my MiKTeX to 2.9. But unfortunately it cannot compile pdf file by either PdfLaTeX and XeLaTeX.
When use XeLaTeX it lag at the begining, and for PdfLaTeX it returns errors:
Command ...
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How to install arara with MiKTeX / Windows?
Arara is a tool to automate your LaTeX workflow. It comes pre-installed with TeXLive 2012. However, I could not find any reference on how to install it on MikTeX / Windows. In the documentation it ...
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What' wrong with this article? It failed in compilation via XeLaTeX [closed]
I wrote an article as follows.
\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\usepackage{unicode-math}
\setmathfont{Asana Math}
\setmainfont{Bitstream Vera Serif}
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Compiling *.ins files in MiKTeX 2.9
I am trying to install the hieroglf package on my PC. I am running MiKTeX 2.9.
When I try to run latex hieroglf.ins I get an error message indicating that the file can not be found. I know the file ...
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TeXmaker - cannot complie but TeXworks can [closed]
I installed MikTEX yesterday and TeXmaker, however I have some problems.
When I am trying to make a simple "hello world" document in Texmaker I get the following error "log file not found".
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How to edit the LaTeX path in LyX on Windows (x64)
I was using MiKTeX 2.9 (x64) on my Win 7 machine for some time with TeXnicCenter. Now I tried to install LyX on the same PC. The problem I get is Lyx does find neither latex.exe nor sees all the other ...
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error message - new miktex installation [closed]
I am getting an error message whenever I am installing miktex. The error message reads:
The operation could not be completed for the following reason:
The operation failed for some reason.
Details: ...
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LaTeX Error: Cannot determine size of graphic in title.png (no BoundingBox)
I seem to be getting a strange error after updating MiKTeX 2.9. I am using pdfLaTeX and TeXmaker with the graphicx package to include .png images. When I try to compile, I get the error LaTeX Error: ...
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MiKTeX Portable can't open Beamer theme
I have a Beamer theme called beamerthemeMittweida.sty that's not available in a package.
At home I just copied the .sty to Miktex\tex\latex\beamer, then updated all packages and I was able to use the ...
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Is it possible to pass options to mpost.exe using luamplib?
I would like to use the development version of metapost with luamplib. I've switched over the executable mpost.exe which is presumable called by luamplib somewhere along the line. Now, I would like ...
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graphics in miktex [closed]
I'm running miktex on some version of Windows, and I included the following code:
\input epsf
\epsfxsize=6.0in
\epsfysize=3.2in
\epsffile{graph.eps}
This worked when I ran latex on linux. What ...
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epstopdf suddenly stopped working
I'm trying to compile some .tex files in WinEdt 7 with pdfLaTeX using MikTex 2.9. I have a lot of eps figures and was previously using epstopdf in the preamble without any problems. But for some ...
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MikTeX for MS Windows seems to use Type3 (raster) fonts when instructed to use Type1 (vector)
I use MikTeX as my compiler for Windows. The problem is that it uses Type3 (raster) fonts even though I've stated:
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
in the preamble.
As far as I've understood, this will ...
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ArsClassica Error (rm-iwonar not found), Iwonar Package Installed
I'm trying to use the arsclassica package for my document, and have some problem. Here's the simplest form of the document:
\documentclass[12pt,a4paper]{scrbook}
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Weird message on dvi mode [closed]
I am getting the following message when I visualize in dvi mode:
MiKTeX Problem Report
Message: Some PostScript specials could not be rendered.
Data: Error: /undefined in H.S
Operand stack:
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WinEdt can not recognize MiKTeX after setting the root [closed]
I tried to update MiKTeX from version 2.8 to version 2.9. Then I installed the version 2.9 in C:/program files/Miktex 2.9 and then configure the MiKTeX in WinEdt by ＂Tex->Miktex-> Miktex ...
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How to generate a .bib file with citations in a TeXmaker project?
I am relatively new to LaTeX, so please bear with me, just started using it for my thesis.
I am using JabRef to manage my citations and TeXmaker as the editor. I really don't know the workflow ...
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How to update MiKTeX 2.8 to 2.9 in WinEdt? [closed]
I am trying to update MiKTeX from 2.8 to 2.9 in WinEdt. I downloaded the MiKTeX 2.9 and installed in C:/program files/Miktex 2.9. And then configure the MiKTeX in WinEdt by ＂Tex->Miktex-> Miktex ...
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The required file tex/latex/standalone/standalone.cls is missing after installing MikTex 2.9? [closed]
After installing the MikTex 2.9, Run the code in WinEdt, it always gives warning that The required file tex/latex/standalone/standalone.cls is missing, can someone help me how to fix the problem?
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Still showing the file is missing after installing the package of MikTeX [closed]
I meet the problem that when running the code, WinEdt says:
The required **** file is missing....
after updating MiKTeX 2.8 to 2.9 version. And I have tried to install the package that missing ...
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Equivalent to TeXLive's --restricted-shell-escape for MiKTeX?
I often work on Windows, so need to use MiKTeX. I recently found the minted package, which needs to call the external command pygmentize. I currently call xelatex with the -shell-escape option to ...
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amsthm and amssymb disappeared after updating? [duplicate]
I had recently updated my MikTeX 2.9, but after I did that, two packages - amsthm and amssymb - disappeared. My editor outputs an error whenever I call them, and I can't find them in the package ...
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The error when updating in MiKTex [closed]
When I tried to update or install some missing package using MikTeX Package Manager, the similar error occurs as described in the picture, can someone know how to solve it?
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LuaLaTeX does not work anymore since last MiKTeX 2.9 update (“fatal format file error”)
I just recently updated Miktex via the update wizard, and after that LuaLaTeX fails to generate any output. At first I thought it would have to do something with SIunitx, because I received an error ...
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Metapost crashes when adding tex labels
I am using Miktex 2.9 (64-bit) and TexnicCenter when compiling Metapost (version 1.504). My files will compile fine without labels. When I try to add a tex label, metapost crashes. I NEED HELP PLEASE!
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Cannot get apa6 style to work in (MiK)TeX
I am a new LaTeX user, and I followed some guides on the internet to set up MiKTeX + Texmakerx on Windows Vista. As I am doing a PhD in Psychology, I wanted to use the new APA6 class. So I opened the ...
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Mathtools problem(Windows) [closed]
I have installed last version of Miktex 32 bit, texworsk, paths are set corrently when I try to use library mathtools it gets this! LaTeX Error: File `mathtools.sty' not found. Any idea why it fails ...
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LyX & MiKTeX installation problems on Windows 7 [closed]
I'm having problems installing LyX on Windows 7. It gets to the point of alerting me that it's going to install MiKTeX, and after I've hit OK it aborts with the following error:
No ...
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MiKTeX order of precedence for duplicate files
I am using MiKTeX under a single-user installation. My MiKTeX Options dialogue shows me, if I click on the "Show MiKTeX-maintained root directories" checkbox, directories in the following order (from ...
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Identical executable files with different names in MiKTeX
What is the difference between miktex-*.exe and *.exe, where * is any one of bibtex, kpsewhich, luatex, makeindex, mf, mpost, omega, pdftex, tex, texlua, texluac, texworks, or xetex? These files are ...
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Including pdf figures in Latex document using TexnicCenter
I am sorry if I missed anywhere the obvious answer to my problem, but after searching several hours for a solution I am a bit lost...
I am using Texniccenter and MikTex under Windows Vista to create ...
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Koma-Script Error Message [closed]
I am writing my dissertation and using a template my supervisor has given. I have TeXworks installed with MiKTeX 2.9. Everything was working fine and a PDF was being created. After closing the program ...
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Problem with Miktex installation [duplicate]
my miktex distribution has started playing up! Everything compiled yesterday, but after an automatic update, it has started to do funny things. It doesn't seem to be able to find the amsmath package ...
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Sweave: run a bat file in Windows 7
When I run a RNW file inside RStudio compilation is working. But when I try to run the same RNW file through a BAT file, compilation is not working. I am a Win 7 user, using MixTex...
Actually my ...
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LaTeX doesn't pick up changes to style file
I installed the widetext package and was happily using it until I decided to edit the style file widetext.sty. Happily, LaTeX immediately picked up the changes and compiled correctly. I then decided ...
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Different behaviour in BaKoMa TeX and MiKTeX
I am trying to use the resume template by David Grant.
I have put both the .tex file and the shading.sty file together in one folder.
When I use BakomaTeX (v 9.83) to convert the .tex file to PDF I ...
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xy-eps-converted-to.pdf not found - wrong filename?
I'm trying to include an EPS file into a PDF file using MikTex 2.9 under Windows 8. Everything else LaTex related works like a charm.
pdflatex keeps complaining about a missing ...
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MiKTeX “default papersize” setting
Now MiKTeX has the following setting:
I have it set to A4 (A4size) all the time. But I don't really understand what this setting is supposed to do. When I compile
\documentclass{book}
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datetime package's \currenttime displays time in UTC [closed]
I'm attempting to use the datetime package to place time and data info in a fancy footer under MikTeX 2.9. The code below works in that the time and date are positioned as desired - but the time is ...
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MikTex Package Update Issue on Windows 8
I have been using MikTex on Windows XP and 7 for few months now and I faced no issues in installing packages that needs to be done on the fly.
However, with Windows 8, the packages are not updated at ...
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--aux-directory simulation on Texlive [duplicate]
I use TeX Live and as you know --aux-directory works only on MiKTeX, is there any way to simulate --aux-directory=dir.
Also I think that TeX Live and MiKTeX are the only distributions. Why are they ...
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Installing MikTex 2.9: “Failed for some reason” - related to initexmf.exe (again) [closed]
When trying to reinstall MikTex 2.9 "from scratch", I eventually get the following error:
The operation could not be completed for the following reason:
The operation failed for some reason.
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MikTex Portable + Texmaker not supporting EPS [duplicate]
Keep in mind, I am a beginner to LaTeX in general and not skilled in command lines.
MiKTeX Portable and TeXmaker are installed on my portable drive. TeXmaker has been properly configured to use ...
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latexdiff problem in MikTex 2.8 after update: “Perl script not found” [closed]
Some days ago, I've updated my Miktex 2.8 installation (on Windows 7). However, since doing that I have problems with latexdiff (it did work before). When I run it, I get:
latexdiff: the Perl script ...
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Relocate MiKTeX 2.9?
On my Windows 7, 64-bit machine MiKTeX lives in C:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9. I'd like to move it to D:\Program Files\MiKTeX 2.9. Is there a mostly painless way to do so, or should I just reinstall?
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Error: TexStudio “Could not start command”
I just installed TeXstudio 2.5.2 and compiled the following
\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
\end{document}
but I get this error
Error: Could not start the command: "/usr/texbin/pdflatex" ...
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MikTex 2.9 64-bit not loading sans serif font for moderncv
I just got a new computer and installed MikTex 2.9 for Windows7 64-bit.
When I compiled my resume for the first time (moderncv, theme casual), it compiled in roman vs. sans serif fonts. I did not ...
