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How do I install the latest TeX Live 2012?
Ubuntu 12.04 still includes the outdated and obsolete 2009 version of TeX Live. Other than installing manually from the TeX Live website, is there any alternative to install the latest 2012 version on ...
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What's the easiest way to get started with LaTeX?
I'd like to learn and use LaTeX on Ubuntu. What packages do I need? What is the best editor for LaTeX code on Ubuntu for a new LaTeX user? I'd also like the ability to see the code in one pane and ...
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Problems installing TeX Live 2012 on 12.04
The Tex Live included in Ubuntu 12.04 is very old (2009), and I would like to install the latest version to be able to edit the Ubuntu manual.
How do I do that from the terminal?
Hello, my name is ...
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How do I set PATH variables for all users on a server?
I just finished installing LaTeX for my company's Ubuntu server that we all SSH into to use. At the end of the install it says this:
Add /usr/local/texlive/2010/texmf/doc/man to MANPATH, if not ...
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Using gnome-open to open pdf files
I configured evince to be my default application to open pdf files (using Open with... and clicking on always opening pdf files with this application), but when I type gnome-open foo.pdf instead of ...
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SyncTeX with gedit and Evince
In Oneiric gedit includes support for SyncTeX and Evince has supported it since 2.32 (Oneiric includes Evince 3.2.0). How do I use SyncTeX with gedit and Evince? I have compiled with the -synctex=1 ...
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Markdown, LaTeX combined in WYSIWYG editor. Is there any?
I really like the way markdown is implemented in SE bunch of sites, where I can easily write code blocks, performing formatting or even use latex on some of sites like writing $\pi$. I also like how ...
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How to convert LaTeX equations to SVG?
At the moment, I'm using mimetex to automatically convert a bunch of equations into gif-images.
The program is fast, but the images look pretty bad:
How can I (quickly) convert a LaTeX equation ...
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Setting TeX Live path for root
I have installed TeX Live 2011 vanilla and I have trouble setting the TeX Live path for root (in Ubuntu 11.10).
The problem is that when I run sudo tlmgr I get:
sudo: tlmgr: command not found
To ...
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Keeping files that are often changed in sync between desktop and laptop
I'm looking for a way to keep a desktop and a laptop in sync. What I want to keep in sync are some folders, mainly ~/Documents, that are changed often when working on them.
If it matters I can ...
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TeX Live 2010 or 2011 in 11.10?
Will Ubuntu 11.10 ship with TeX Live 2010 or 2011? It seems Debian will package TeX Live 2011 and TeX Live 2011 has now been released.
See also: needs-packaging request on launchpad.
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Note taking software that can support advanced math notation
I'm trying to keep a large collection of GCSE notes for every subject I study, being 10 subjects.
I will be using fairly advanced math notation so I would like it to support some system like latex or ...
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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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How to install LaTeX package called “standalone” properly so I can get update with Synaptic package manager?
How to install LaTeX package called "standalone" properly so I can get update with Synaptic package manager?
I know I can manually download the file and install it.
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double-click does not open the default program
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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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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SSD tweaks for Ubuntu 12.04 cause Texmaker to compile a lot slower
I added these tweaks from Ubuntu SSD Tweak and Ubuntu Tweaks but now Texmaker is compiling slowly. Does someone know what tweak would be causing this? Or could I edit something unrelated to the ...
