How to Install Latex

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This wikiHow teaches you how to install a TeX distribution package with all the LaTeX components, using Windows, Mac or Linux. LaTeX is a plain-text document preparation system, which allows you to create documents by using markup tags to edit and stylize your text. You will have to download a TeX distribution such as MiKTeX or TeX Live to install LaTeX on your computer.

Method 1
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Using Windows

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    Type https://www.latex-project.org into the address bar, and press ⏎ Return on your keyboard.
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    This button is on a tab bar at the top of the page, below the Latex Project logo.
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    This will open the MiKTeX website on a new page.
    • Alternatively, you can click and install one of the other recommended TeX packages in this section. All the recommendations here include LaTeX.
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    This button is on a yellow tab bar at the top. It will open the download page.
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    This button is at the bottom of the page. It will download the installer to your computer's default folder for downloads.
    • If you're prompted, select a download location for the installer.
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    This will launch the installation wizard in a new window.
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    You have to accept the software terms in order to proceed with the install.
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    This will take you to the next step.
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    You can choose to install the program for the current user on this computer or all the users.
    • Click Next to proceed.
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    If you want to select a different install location, click this button, and choose where you want to install the software.
    • Click Next to confirm install location and proceed.
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    Click the drop-down menu, and select the type of paper (A4, Letter, Legal etc) you prefer.
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    This will confirm your installation settings, and allow you to review your preferences before starting the install.
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    It's on the bottom-right corner of the install window. This will start the software installation on your computer.
    • You can track the installation on a green progress bar here.
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    When your installation is finished, click this button to close the installation wizard.
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Method 2
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Using Mac

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    Type https://www.latex-project.org into the address bar, and press ⏎ Return on your keyboard.
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    It's on a tab bar at the top of the page.
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    This will open the official MacTeX distribution page.
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    This will take you to the download page.
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    This will download the installation file to your computer's Downloads folder.
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    This will start the installation wizard.
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    This button is in the lower-right corner of the installer window.
    • Follow the installer's steps, and hit Next a few times until you see the Install button.
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    When you're on the "Installation Type" step in the installer, click the Install button to install the program on your Mac.
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    You'll see a message saying "Success" when your installation is complete. Click this button to quit the installer.
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Using Linux

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    Type https://miktex.org/download into the address bar, and press ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return on your keyboard.
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    You can find it on a yellow tab bar at the top of the page. It will open the available downloads on a new page.
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    You can find the installation command prompts for different Linux versions here.
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    You can select Ubuntu , Mint , Debian , Fedora or OpenSUSE .
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    You can use the Terminal to run commands, and install applications on your computer.
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    You can find the correct Terminal command for your Linux version on the Downloads page.
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    You can run this command in Terminal on your computer, and register the GPG key required to install the software.
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    This will run the command, and register the required GPG key.
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    You can find it below the "Register GPG key" command on the MiKTeX Downloads page.
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    This will register the installation package source on your system.
    • Press ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return to run the command.
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    This will install MiKTeX and all the LaTeX components on your computer. You can find this section at the bottom of the Downloads page.
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    This will install the MiKTeX package on your computer, including all the LaTex components.
    • Press ↵ Enter or ⏎ Return to run the command.
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    This command will finish your TeX installation with all the LaTeX files and documents.
    • If you want to finish with a shared (system-wide) TeX installation, use sudo miktexsetup --shared=yes finish instead.
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      1. Open https://www.latex-project.org .
      2. Click the Get tab at the top.
      3. Scroll down to the "TeX Distributions" heading.
      4. Click one of the TeX links under your operating system.
      5. Download and install the recommended TeX package for your system.

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