.. Prerequisites
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.. 1. You'll need a TeX distribution.
...   A good text editor and a DVI or PDF viewer.
...   Updated Linux distribution as Operating System.
...   Working internet connection (for installation over the network).

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Hello friends, welcome to the tutorial on 'LaTeX Installation'. 

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At the end of this tutorial you will be able to:

.. 1. Install LaTeX on your computer.
.. #. Learn how to install a plug-in for a TeX editor.
.. #. Configure the TeX editor with the LaTeX plug-in.
.. #. Useful information on some LaTeX packages.
.. #. Compile a TeX file to pdf.

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Before beginning this tutorial, make sure to have a Linux Distribution as Operating System on your computer. You would then require a TeX distribution and a Text editor of your choice. You would require a working Internet connection (for installation over the network).

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TeX Live is an easy way to get up and running with the TeX document production system. It provides a comprehensive TeX system with binaries for most flavors of Unix, including GNU/Linux, and also Windows.

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There are multiple ways of installation. You may download a LaTeX distribution and run the installer.
An other way is to install using the command: 'sudo apt-get install texlive' (or) 'sudo apt-get install texlive-full'.

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We may also install LaTeX using a package manager like 'Synaptic Package Manager in Ubuntu'.
Using 'Synaptic Package Manager': Open the 'Package Manager' > Search for 'texlive-full' > Mark for installation and apply.


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We may use a Text editor (as per your choice) as LaTeX editor. However, we require a plug-in to do this.
We would like to illustrate the same using Gedit.
Install the plug-in: 'sudo apt-get install gedit-latex-plugin'.
To activate the plug-in: Click (Edit > Preferences > Plugins > Check LaTeX Plugin).

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Add-on features for LaTeX are known as packages. Dozens of these are pre-installed with LaTeX and can be used in your documents immediately. 
Listed here are a few popular ones and their usage.


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A given LaTeX document may be compiled using the command: 'pdflatex filename.tex'
This produces an output file, in the pdf format.


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This brings us to the end of the tutorial. In this tutorial, we have
learnt to,

.. 1. Install LaTeX on your computer.
.. #. How to install a plug-in for a TeX editor.
.. #. Configure the TeX editor with the LaTeX plug-in.
.. #. Choose a LaTeX packages as per requirement.
.. #. Compile a TeX file to pdf.


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Hope you have enjoyed this tutorial and found it useful.
Thank you.