Questions tagged [latex]
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Setting up Latex with Texmaker
I want to setup latex environment on Ubuntu 12.04 64bit Machine. As I am making a backup system for Windows 7 machine.
I have installed the latest version of Texmaker 3.3.4.
Now I want to know which ...
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How can I install GNOME LaTeX on Ubuntu 21.10?
LaTeXila, now GNOME LaTeX, is my favorite LaTeX editor on GNOME, but unfortunately its package on Ubuntu/Debian is outdated: it provides LaTeXila 3.22.0 instead of GNOME LaTeX 3.38.
A problem with ...
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TeXmaker as default application to open tex files
I am running Ubuntu 16.04. I would like to have TeXmaker as the default application to open tex files. Right now, if I double-click a -tex file, gedit will open it instead.
If I do
right click on ...
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TEXStudio does not detect TeXLive2015
Today I installed TeX Studio. But it doesn't detect my texlive 2015! When I start TeX Studio, the message pops up:
there was no latex distribution found [...]
The path to my texlive 2015 is ~/.local/...
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Problem setting VIM as standard text editor
I want to set vim (not gvim, not vi) as standard text editor. In the net there are the following suggestions to associate programs with file types.
use sudo update-alternatives --config editor link
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Is there a convenient command for fetching all needed latexpackages of a specific .tex file?
Is there a convenient command for installing latex packages in the console? I only use an normal editor and pdflatex for editing, so I don't want textlive or any other big program.
If there is: How ...
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Cannot remove apt package (unmet dependencies)
Problem description
It all started when I tried to install texlive 2016 following this post. I added a PPA as follows:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/texlive
and then installed texlive-full. ...
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Biblatex 3.6 on Ubuntu 16.04 with Texlive 2016
I installed Tex Live 2016 on Ubuntu 16.04.1 LTS using
sudo apt-get install texlive-full
Now References are not working. When I use biber in LYX 2.2.2, I get the following error:
Biber error: Error: ...
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texi2dvi with TeX 3.14159265 (TeX Live 2015) in R is not working
In past I was using
texi2dvi("ABC.tex", pdf = TRUE)
in R to produce pdf from tex. However, after using
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade
Now using
texi2dvi("ABC.tex", pdf = ...
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How to have LaTeX-notebook in Jupyter?
I want to use Jupyter (= IPython-notebook) as my file-manager for controlling my LaTeX projects.
Pylatex is not what I want.
You can for instance have a Matlab bridge so it is possible to have LaTeX ...
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Installing textext-0.4.4 in Inkscape 0.91
I am trying to install textext-0.4.4 in Inkscape 0.91.
I am on Ubuntu 15.04.
I follow the same procedure for Ubuntu 14.04, but it does not work.
Install Pstoedit and pdflatex
download textext-0.4.4.
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Latex: installing texlive-publishers
I am trying to install the texlive-publishers latex package through tlmgr. After googling around and fixing some errors I've gotten as far as this one:
(running on Debian, switching to user mode!)
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Texlive 2014 in Ubuntu14.04
Okay,
So I have 14.04 with texlive installed by default. I'm trying to install texlive packages but whenever I try, for instance running sudo tlmgr install multirow I get the message that the ...
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Vim-LaTeX runs evince instead of xdvi
I have installed the Vim-LaTeX plugin, which is great for editing LaTeX documents in Vim. However, I have one problem with viewing the output file.
The tutorial says to use the \lv command. However, ...
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Install native texlive in parallel to repo version
I'm still running Ubuntu 12.04 and I would like to manually install the most recent texlive. One of the first steps for the manual installation is to get rid of existing installations of texlive. ...
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How can I calibrate my printer using the LaTeX test page?
I am trying to print a LaTeX compiled document but my printer doesn't print the top part. It seems that the top part is outside of the printing range.
To debug this problem I have printed the LaTeX ...
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LaTeX doesn't work after upgrade to 12.10
I just updated to Ubuntu 12.10 but now LaTeX doesn't work any more. Kile always asks me "did you run LaTeX?". I'm quite new in this stuff, so it seems a bit strange for me, because in 12.04 it worked ...
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Printing Checks from CLI or GUI
Looking for a program or a way to print onto my bank checks in Ubuntu. I don't want to use GNUCash or KMyMoney as those are bank register program's and it's too much work to open one of those each and ...
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How do I make Kile work with TeX Live 2012?
Since I was not happy about the choice of texlive 2009 from Ubuntu repositories, I installed texlive 2012 manually from the website.
Secondly, I like Kile to write, but when I try to install it, it ...
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Emacs-AUCTeX-Okular
I have Tex live 2011 installed with Emacs 23. AUCTeX and Okular. I have also configured Emacs/AUCTeX to work with Okular supporting forward and inverse search.
But. Here's my question. If I have ...
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Problem due to package dependency between `texlive-bibtex-extra` and `biber` in TeXLive 2019 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS virtual machine
I am a beginner level user of Ubuntu (18.04 LTS virtual machine). I have installed the TeXLive 2019 via command line:
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:jonathonf/texlive-2019
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-...
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texlive problems in log file
I am having problems with my log file in ubuntu. The log files are becoming so big ~8gb that it's slowing my machine down.
The log complains of the following:
Warning: font `cmr10' not found, ...
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latex freezes Firefox
I want to use LaTex in Xubuntu 18.04.1. But it is not possible, because after the very first installation command
$ sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-extra
Firefox does not run properly anymore. It ...
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Need syncing cloud storage that works across Linux, Windows, some Android
Until recently, I used Dropbox as my cloud storage, which worked awesome across Windows, Android, and Ubuntu, where I saved all my research and could access pretty much anywhere. But now Dropbox for ...
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How to use revtex4-2 with Ubuntu 18.04?
I've installed texlive-publishers; but, still I'm getting the error in kile: file revtex4-2.cls not found on Ubuntu 18.04.1 LTS system.
How to use revtex4-2 with Ubuntu?
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How to find the location of latex installation for use with sphinx?
I am using sphinx to build documentation for a python project; and the documentation includes mathematical notation to be executed by Latex. I know that I need to specify the location of Latex on my (...
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Cannot configure tex-common after failed font installation
I tried to install some fonts for my university's corporal design, this failed. Afterwards I removed texlive completely and tried to install it anew (using apt-get), this is not possible since tex-...
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gedit snippets lost
Here's the problem: Everytime I close gedit all of my own (LaTeX)snippets are lost when I launch it for the next time. Default snippets are still available and working.
What I tried so far:
Restart ...
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GUI for the diction tool
I just stumbled upon the excellent diction tool. It's great to check the writing style of my LaTeX files, the problem is, however, I can only use it through the command line. The output, while being ...
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apt-get errors after TeX Live 2012 update with tlmgr
I am running TeX Live 2012 on Ubuntu Precise. For the installation I followed this tutorial. Yesterday, I updated the packages (about 40 items) for Tex Live 2012 using the following tool.
$ sudo ...
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pdflatex reads .eps files saved in OS/X, but not in Ubuntu
Sorry if this is a stupid question; I'm a newbie.
I am preparing a manuscript in LaTeX. The journal (Physical Biology, an IOP publication) requires that figures be saved in .eps format, so I am ...
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How should I install TeX-Live 2010 on top of the existing installation?
I found the install-tl script, but it installs texlive into /usr/local. Can I trick it into installing it on top the current texlive 2009 installation?
PS. Does anyone think it si worth the trouble?
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Unable to use latex in inkscape
I am trying to use latex in inkscape but it is not working. I installed all the required packages (e.g inkscape-version 1.0.2, texlive-base, pdflatex, pdf2svg, python-lxml , python-gi). The operating ...
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Failed to install texlive-full on Ubuntu 18.10 + WSL
I want to install texlive-full using Ubuntu 18.04 on top of Windows 10 RS3 using the WSL. This is a clean system without any additional repository. The installation failed as follows:
$ sudo apt ...
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get sh to execute the commands inside from a PDF compiled with LaTeX
I have a solution of a PDE in an executable file called demo_poisson, which I can double click to get the window to open and show the graph of the solution. I think it works with VTK but I'm not sure. ...
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Use TexLive 2016
Ok, so I needed some features from TexLive 2016.
The latest Ubuntu/Debian package that I can see is for TexLive 2013, so I went to the TexLive website and got my files from there. I ran the installer,...
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Error on update texlive using tlmgr [closed]
I have to update texlive, but this is what I get:
khaled@khaled:~$ tlmgr update --all
(running on Debian, switching to user mode!)
Unknown directive ...containerchecksum ...
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Auto-completion for latex doesn't work in Latexila and Geany [ubuntu 15.10]
I recently upgraded to Ubuntu 15.10. I noticed that auto-completion doesn't work anymore on Latexila so I tried to use Geany with Latex plugin but the result is the same.
I had a quick look on the ...
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rubber failing after upgrade to 15.10
rubber is a program that compiles LaTeX files into pdf document. After upgrading, I receive the following error when trying to run rubber on a document. My apologies for the huge stack trace, but my ...
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System upgrade kills Tex
After a system upgrade, when I attempt to use LaTeX, I get the following error from within my compiler (TexMaker). I have no idea what it means. What should I do? (I did not set up TeX on the computer ...
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Problem loading LaTeX KOMA-script and fontspec after freshly installing vanilla texlive
I have just installed vanilla TeXlive according to the TUG instructions on my Ubuntu 13.10.
A standard minimal example properly compiles the way it is supposed to do:
\documentclass[ngerman]{article}...
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Is it possible to add CTAN directory as a software source to the packet manager muon?
I am using muon as a packet manager with Kubuntu. Normally everything works just fine, but I have some difficulties with LaTex packages. muon does not seem to find the latest versions.
On CTAN there ...
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Bug installing tex/latex/texlive packages makes subsystem unusable [closed]
I am having problems installing tex/latex/texlive packages on 12.04.
My setup:
> cat /etc/issue; uname -a
Ubuntu 12.04.1 LTS \n \l
Linux ubuntu 3.2.0-33-generic-pae #52-Ubuntu SMP Thu Oct 18 16:39:...
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How to make embedded videos work in PDFs created by LaTeX? [closed]
I am on Ubuntu 10.04 32-bit and using Adobe Reader 9.
I am using LaTeX Beamer to create my slideshow. In Windows and MacOS I can open and play the embedded video in Adobe Reader. But I simply can't ...
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Removing Texlive From Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Installed using terminal, apt-get)
I am using TexLive 2015 and I would like to move on to 2016 or even better 2017. I read on internet that uninstalling and doing a fresh install is a better idea than upgrading TexLive, is it true?
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double-click does not open the default program [duplicate]
I installed Ubuntu 12.04, with texlive-full and texworks. When I double-click a .tex file in Nautilus, it pops up a
Do you want to run "xxxxxxxx.tex", or display it contents?
"xxxxxxxx.tex" is an ...
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Miktex equivalent for 12.04 (open for more suggestions)
I was using MikTeX in Windows 7. Now that I have changed to Ubuntu 12.04, I was looking for a equivalent replacement for it.
I tried MikTeX for Debian systems but the following error came:
dpkg: ...
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Usage of sed(stream editor)
I have a file containing text
**This is bold text**
*This is italicized text*
I wish to convert the above into
\textbf{This is bold text}
\emph{This is italicized text}
using stream editor(...
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How to convert LaTex to PDF using terminal?
I am trying to convert latex file (.tex) file into pdf format. I tried using pdflatex file_name.tex command from the terminal but terminal asks to enter file name again and again. The commands in the ...
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Texmaker asks about document encoding everytime I open a document
Every time I open a document in Texmaker it says:
It seems that this file cannot be correctly decoded with the default encoding setting (UTF-8). Use this encoding:
and it suggests ISO-8859-1 ...
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