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<h2>Welcome to TeX Live</h2> |
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<p>The <strong>TeX Live</strong> software distribution offers a complete |
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TeX system for a variety of GNU and Unix, Macintosh, Windows and other |
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platforms. It encompasses programs for editing, typesetting, previewing |
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and printing of TeX documents in many different languages, and a large |
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collection of TeX macros and font libraries. |
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<p>The distribution includes extensive general documentation about TeX, |
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as well as the documentation for the included software packages. |
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<p>For licensing information, please see the top-level <a |
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href="../LICENSE.TL">LICENSE.TL</a> and <a |
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href="../LICENSE.CTAN">LICENSE.CTAN</a> text files. |
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<h3>Where to start</h3> |
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<p>We strongly recommend that you read the TeX Live Guide before |
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undertaking the installation. It includes step-by-step instructions, a |
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description of the top-level directories, and more. |
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<p>If you are installing from the DVD image, the Guide in English and |
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all its translations are in the <a href="../texlive-doc">texlive-doc</a> |
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subdirectory. |
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<p>After installation, English versions of the Guide are in the <a |
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href="../texmf-dist/doc/texlive/texlive-en">texmf-dist/doc/texlive/</a> |
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hierarchy, in both <a |
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href="../texmf-dist/doc/texlive/texlive-en/texlive-en.html">html</a> and <a |
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href="../texmf-dist/doc/texlive/texlive-en/texlive-en.pdf">pdf</a> |
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formats. Translations to other languages are also available under <a |
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href="../texmf-dist/doc/texlive/">texmf-dist/doc/texlive</a>. |
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<p>We also provide a list of <a href="../doc.html">links to the |
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available PDF and HTML documentation</a> for the included packages and |
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programs. |
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<p>If you are installing from the Internet, the above links won't work. |
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In that case, you can view the <a |
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href="https://tug.org/texlive/doc.html">TeX Live documentation on the |
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Internet</a>. |
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<p>For a list of the most important changes in this year's release, |
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see the <i>Release history</i> section at the end of the documentation. |
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<h3>Installation</h3> |
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<p>The installation script is named <tt>install-tl</tt> and is at the |
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top level of the directory tree. You can invoke it with <tt>perl |
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install-tl</tt>. On Windows, you can run the companion batch file, |
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<tt>install-tl-windows.bat</tt>. On Macs, you will probably want to |
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install via <a href="https://tug.org/mactex/">MacTeX</a>, which has its |
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own native installer (it's also available on the DVD, next to the |
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<tt>texlive/</tt> you're in now.) |
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<p><tt>install-tl</tt> has two operation modes: |
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<dl> |
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<dt><b>-gui</b></dt> (default on Windows and Macs) which does a simple |
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installation by default, using a graphical interface, but allows for |
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advanced options if desired.<p> |
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<dt><b>-no-gui</b></dt> (default on everything else) which provides for |
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all available options, using a simplistic text interface.<p> |
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</dl> |
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<p>Post-installation package updates and other configurations are |
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performed with the <tt>tlmgr</tt> (TeX Live Package Manager) program, |
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which likewise has both GUI and text modes. |
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<p>You can give the command-line option <tt>--help</tt> to both <a |
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href="https://tug.org/texlive/doc/install-tl.html">install-tl</a> and <a |
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href="https://tug.org/texlive/tlmgr.html">tlmgr</a> for detailed |
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information on both programs. See the documentation links above for |
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(much) more information. |
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<h3>Links</h3> |
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<p>Finally, a few related web pages, for your reference. These are not |
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included in TeX Live: |
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<p><ul> |
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<li><a href="https://tug.org/begin.html">tug.org/begin.html</a> |
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- if you are new to TeX and/or want introductory material. |
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<li><a href="https://tug.org/interest.html">tug.org/interest.html</a> |
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- general list of TeX web resources, including documentation, |
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systems, packages, fonts, and more. |
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<li><a href="https://tug.org/ctan.html">tug.org/ctan.html</a> |
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- one entry point into the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN), |
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which is an online repository of all things TeX. |
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<li><a href="https://tug.org/usergroups.html">tug.org/usergroups.html</a> |
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- list of TeX user groups around the world, with contact |
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information. We strongly encourage you to join the user group of |
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your choice, to support TeX Live and other TeX activities. |
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<h4>Happy TeXing!</h4> |
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<hr><small><a href="https://tug.org/texlive/">TeX Live home page.</a></small> |
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