Ok, so you've decided to take the plunge and learn Latex (the typesetting language, not the plasticy stuff...) but how do you create a document that you can add to and publish pdf's until your heart is content?
So first things first, you're going to need some software, there are two cases I'm going to cover, Windows and Linux (Specifically Ubuntu).
Windows
Ok so Windows does not natively support latex like Linux does, so we need to install MikTex, and at the time of writing, it was at version 2.9.
After this you are pretty much set to go, but everything is controlled using the command line and old looking interfaces, so we'll install a nice front end. There are many to choose from, but I really like Texmaker, again at the time of writing version 4.0.2.
REMEMBER you need the windows version.
Linux (Ubuntu)
Now Ubuntu does natively support latex, so all we have to do is download and install Texmaker, either from that link or in the software centre.
Now that we have installed Texmaker and/or MikTex its time to actually start working!
So first things first, you're going to need some software, there are two cases I'm going to cover, Windows and Linux (Specifically Ubuntu).
Windows
Ok so Windows does not natively support latex like Linux does, so we need to install MikTex, and at the time of writing, it was at version 2.9.
After this you are pretty much set to go, but everything is controlled using the command line and old looking interfaces, so we'll install a nice front end. There are many to choose from, but I really like Texmaker, again at the time of writing version 4.0.2.
REMEMBER you need the windows version.
Linux (Ubuntu)
Now Ubuntu does natively support latex, so all we have to do is download and install Texmaker, either from that link or in the software centre.
Now that we have installed Texmaker and/or MikTex its time to actually start working!
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