Installation


Overview

This section will give installation instructions for PC and Mac users as well as a new cloud based solution for LaTeX typesetting.

Why we need installation

LaTeX can be run from the command line with a text editor and properly installed programs, however, I recommend using a LaTeX environment. This will simplify matters and also provide a development environment with useful properties such as syntax highlighting, compiling macros, etc.

PC - MikTeX

  1. Go to MikTeX.org
  2. Download recommended installer.
  3. Install downloaded package.
  4. Ready to LaTeX!




MikTeX

Mac - MacTeX and TeXShop

  1. Go to http://www.tug.org/mactex/index.html
  2. On the frontpage is the download link for the latest package. Install this package in the normal manner.
  3. Go to http://pages.uoregon.edu/koch/texshop/
  4. Go to the obtaining section,download, and install
  5. Make sure that the Path setting under the "Engine" tab in TeXShop preferences is set to "usr/textbin," this should be done automatically. There is also a chance that your particular configuration requires a different configuration, however, this is system specific and cannot be covered here.
  6. Ready to LaTeX!
MacTeX

TeXShop

Cloud - ShareLaTeX

  1. Go to sharelatex.com
  2. Make an account
  3. Ready to LaTeX!
ShareLaTeX

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