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quick start

Depending on your operating system, you can proceed with LaTeX in different ways.

Installing LaTeX on Microsoft Windows

The most straightforward way is to head over to MiKTex and download their all-in-one package for Windows. This contains both the base TeX engine as well as an all-in-one document editor.

For alternative editor options, see the Latex Project download page

Installing LaTeX on Debian Linux using the command line

Command line installation allows simple LaTeX to PDF document generation using your preferred text editor.

  • Base package
sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-extra
  • Extended font support
sudo apt-get install texlive-fonts-extra
  • Additional language support (German, for example)
sudo apt-get install texlive-lang-german

Simple CLI usage

  • Type your document with LaTeX syntax in your favourite text editor and save it with a .tex extension.
  • Compile to PDF using the command line using the pdflatex binary
pdflatex document.tex

Installing LaTeX on Mac OS X or macOS

As with the Windows installation, the most straightforward installation route is to obtain the all-in-one package for macOS. This will contain both the base TeX engine as well as a TeX document editor.

The Latex Project download page recommends MacTeX for macOS users.

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