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LaTeX
In general, TeX Live should be used wherever possible, as recommended by APS and the TeX Users Group. For a graphical front-end to TeX, TeXworks is provided by TeX Live on Windows and Mac OS X. Finally, Texmaker can also be used as a more advanced graphical TeX editor.
Getting Started
- If you have never used LaTeX before, start here.
- More user documentation is available here.
- For another resource for TeX, please see the LaTeX Stack Exchange .
Linux
SL6 & SL7
The default TeX compilers provided:- SL6 (and RHEL6) is based on TeX Live 2007.
- SL7 (and RHEL7) is based on TeX Live 2012.
source /nfs/opt/texlive/2022/bin/texlivevars.sh
The TeX Live 2020 (installed 10-Jun-2020), to enable the TeX Live 2020 environment, please type:
source /nfs/opt/texlive/2020/bin/texlivevars.shThe TeX Live 2019 (installed 20-May-2019, updated 15-Oct-2019), to enable the TeX Live 2019 environment, please type:
source /nfs/opt/texlive/2019/bin/texlivevars.shThe TeX Live 2017 (installed 10-Jul-2017, updated 28-Mar-2018) is still available, to enable the TeX Live 2017 environment, please type:
source /nfs/opt/texlive/2017/bin/texlivevars.shThe TeX Live 2016 (installed 16-Jun-2016, updated 10-Jul-2017) is still available, to enable the TeX Live 2016 environment, please type:
source /nfs/opt/texlive/2016/bin/texlivevars.shThe TeX Live 2015 (installed 16-Jun-2015, updated 25-Apr-2016) is still available, to enable the TeX Live 2015 environment, please type:
source /nfs/opt/texlive/2015/bin/texlivevars.shThe TeX Live 2014 (installed 17-Jun-2014, updated 13-May-2015) is still available, to enable the TeX Live 2014 environment, please type:
source /nfs/opt/texlive/2014/bin/texlivevars.sh
Linux Texmaker - The TeX graphical front-end
The recommended graphical front-end to TeX is Texmaker (UPDATED v5.0.3 15-Oct-2019), to use Texmaker, please type:/nfs/opt/texmaker/bin/texmakerThe TeX Live 2022 environment is sourced, when Texmaker command is run. Texmaker is also available remotely from the CLASSE GRID script, via X2Go.
SL5 & SL4
SL5
The default TeX compiler provided by Scientific Linux 5 (and RHEL5) is based on teTeX, not TeX Live. SL5 users can also access TeX Live in /nfs/opt/texlive/. To make sure you are using TeX Live, be sure to source the texlivevars script:- bash:
source /nfs/opt/texlive/2010/bin/texlivevars.sh - tcsh:
source /nfs/opt/texlive/2010/bin/texlivevars.csh
SL4
The default TeX compiler provided by Scientific Linux 4 (and RHEL4) is based on teTeX, not TeX Live. SL4 users can also access TeX Live in /nfs/opt/texlive/. To make sure you are using TeX Live, be sure to source the texlivevars script:- bash:
source /nfs/opt/texlive/2010/bin/texlivevars.sh - tcsh:
source /nfs/opt/texlive/2010/bin/texlivevars.csh
Windows
Users on Windows can access Linux servers to run most Linux software, using the display on their desktop. Instructions are here. In general files saved from Linux default to the users Home directory, though they can select other directories if appropriate. You can access your linux home directory from Windows PCs as shown here. Finally, Windows users can download and unpack TeX Live and Texmaker themselves as needed.Installing TeX Live
- Download http://mirror.ctan.org/systems/texlive/tlnet/install-tl.zip
- Extract the zip file to C:\TEMP.
- Go into the directory created and find install-tl.bat. Double Click on it and wait for the GUI to start.
- Click Next.
- Click on Change next to the destination folder, type in the path to a place you have write access.
- C:\TEMP\texlive\year is a good default location. Replace year with the suggested year by the installer.
- Click Next.
- Change default paper size to Letter.
- Click Next.
- Click Install.
- Wait for the install to complete.
Multi User Computers
- See if TeX Live has already been installed in C:\TEMP\texlive. If so, you can run the appropriate editor. See Texmaker below, or if you like TeXworks can be found at C:\TEMP\texlive\2020\bin\win32\texworks.exe
Updating TeX Live
- You should be able to follow the instructions on their webpage here: http://www.tug.org/texlive/doc/tlmgr.html
- Alternatively, you could go to the Start menu: Start, Programs, TeX Live 2020, TeX Live Manager.
Texmaker
- Download the current "USB stick" version from http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/download.html
- Extract the zip file to somewhere you have write privileges.
- C:\TEMP\Texmaker is a good default location.
- Run the program texmaker.exe in that directory. You can rightclick, hold and drag the program to your desktop and select create shortcut if you like.
Mac OS X
As with Windows, Mac OS X users can remotely access Linux servers to run software provided by Linux. In addition, MacTeX can be used to install TeX Live and TeXworks locally on Mac OS X. Please submit a ServiceRequest if you would like MacTeX installed on your OS X system. Finally, any Mac user can download and run Texmaker themselves from http://www.xm1math.net/texmaker/download.html. Note, installing MacTeX is required for full functionality.LaTeX Templates from the Joint Accelerator Conferences Website (JACoW)
For LaTeX template samples from the Joint Accelerator Conferences Website (JACoW), please see: http://jacow.elettra.eu/index.php?n=Authors.LaTeX
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