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==LaTeX on Windows==
==LaTeX on Windows==


In Windows, it is highly recommended to use a full-featured suite such as [https://www.tug.org/texlive/ TeX Live] or [http://miktex.org/ MiKTeX]. Both of these suites include everything required for end-to-end LaTeX compilation and filetype conversation. Please contact the [[HelpDesk]] for assistance with installing or using these on a UMIACS-supported Windows machine.
In [[Windows]], it is highly recommended to use a full-featured suite such as [https://www.tug.org/texlive/ TeX Live] or [http://miktex.org/ MiKTeX]. Both of these suites include everything required for end-to-end LaTeX compilation and filetype conversation. Please contact the [[HelpDesk]] for assistance with installing or using these on a UMIACS-supported Windows machine.


==LaTeX on Linux/UNIX==
==LaTeX on Linux/UNIX==


As with Windows, there are full-featured suites available to compile and convert filetypes. On our supported RHEL5 and RHEL6 systems, Kile is pre-installed and located at <tt>/usr/local/bin/kile</tt>. [https://www.tug.org/texlive/ TeX Live] is also available for Linux, with OSX support made available in [https://www.tug.org/mactex/ MacTeX]
[https://www.tug.org/mactex/ MacTeX] is available for macOS.


That being said, most of our supported Linux systems should already have the LaTeX command-line utilities installed. Here is a example of using these to receive output as a PDF:
[https://www.tug.org/texlive/ TeX Live] is available for Linux.


* Create a working directory. Traverse into it, and create a file <tt>example.tex</tt> with the following contents:
Most of our supported Linux systems come with the LaTeX command-line utilities, as well as TeX Live, installed.
 
===Checking installed packages===
 
TeX Live comes with tons of packages preinstalled. To get a list of installed packages, you must first load the TeX Live GNU module. You can then use the following command:


<pre>
<pre>
\documentclass[12pt]{article}
$ tlmgr list --only-installed</pre>
\usepackage{amsmath}
 
\title{\LaTeX}
If you know which package you are looking for, you can pipe the output into <tt>grep</tt> to search for specific packages.
\date{}
 
\begin{document}
===Compiling to PDF===
  \maketitle
  \LaTeX{} is a document preparation system for the \TeX{}
  typesetting program. It 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, bibliographies, and
  much more. \LaTeX{} was originally written in 1984 by
  Leslie Lamport and has become the dominant method for
  using \TeX; few people write in plain \TeX{} anymore.
  The current version is \LaTeXe.
  % This is a comment, not shown in final output.
  % The following shows typesetting power of LaTeX:
  \begin{align}
    E_0 &= mc^2                              \\
    E &= \frac{mc^2}{\sqrt{1-\frac{v^2}{c^2}}}
  \end{align}
\end{document}
</pre>


* Compile the file using the <tt>latex</tt> command. Your output should be similar to the following:
The following is an example of compiling <tt>example.tex</tt> to a PDF.


<pre>
<ol>
[jlent@opensub01 example]$ latex example.tex  
  <li>
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.3-1.40.12 (TeX Live 2011)
    Compile the file into a DVI file by using the <tt>latex</tt> command.
 
    <pre>
$ latex example.tex  
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.3-1.40.13 (TeX Live 2013)
[...]
[...]
[1] (./example.aux) )
[1] (./example.aux) )
Output written on example.dvi (1 page, 1692 bytes).
Output written on example.dvi (1 page, 1692 bytes).
Transcript written on example.log.
Transcript written on example.log.</pre>
</pre>
  </li>
  <li>
    Use <tt>dvipdfmx</tt> to convert <tt>example.dvi</tt> into a PDF (<tt>dvipdf</tt> or <tt>dvipdfm</tt> usually would work as well).


* Assuming no errors, this should have created a file <tt>example.dvi</tt>.
    <pre>
$ dvipdfmx example.dvi
example.dvi -> example.pdf
[1]
12211 bytes written</pre>
  </li>
</ol>
If your output PDF does not look quite right, you may need to use different conversion tools. Your workflow may necessarily vary depending on the contents of your document and how they are formatted and rendered.


==Further Reading==
==Further Reading==


* [http://latex-project.org/guides LaTeX project documentation page]
* [http://latex-project.org/guides LaTeX project documentation page]
* [http://mintaka.sdsu.edu/GF/bibliog/latex/LaTeXtoPDF.html More LaTeX to PDF options]

Latest revision as of 18:13, 23 October 2024

Background

From the main Project Page:

LaTeX is a high-quality typesetting system; it includes features designed for the production of technical and scientific documentation. LaTeX is the de facto standard for the communication and publication of scientific documents.

LaTeX on Windows

In Windows, it is highly recommended to use a full-featured suite such as TeX Live or MiKTeX. Both of these suites include everything required for end-to-end LaTeX compilation and filetype conversation. Please contact the HelpDesk for assistance with installing or using these on a UMIACS-supported Windows machine.

LaTeX on Linux/UNIX

MacTeX is available for macOS.

TeX Live is available for Linux.

Most of our supported Linux systems come with the LaTeX command-line utilities, as well as TeX Live, installed.

Checking installed packages

TeX Live comes with tons of packages preinstalled. To get a list of installed packages, you must first load the TeX Live GNU module. You can then use the following command: 

$ tlmgr list --only-installed

If you know which package you are looking for, you can pipe the output into grep to search for specific packages.

Compiling to PDF

The following is an example of compiling example.tex to a PDF.

  1. Compile the file into a DVI file by using the latex command. 
    $ latex example.tex 
This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.3-1.40.13 (TeX Live 2013)
[...]
[1] (./example.aux) )
Output written on example.dvi (1 page, 1692 bytes).
Transcript written on example.log.
  2. Use dvipdfmx to convert example.dvi into a PDF (dvipdf or dvipdfm usually would work as well). 
    $ dvipdfmx example.dvi
example.dvi -> example.pdf
[1]
12211 bytes written

If your output PDF does not look quite right, you may need to use different conversion tools. Your workflow may necessarily vary depending on the contents of your document and how they are formatted and rendered.

Further Reading

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