Linux LaTeX Guide

Linux LaTeX Guide

Complete beginner-friendly guide to LaTeX on Linux, covering Arch Linux, CachyOS, and other distributions including installation, document creation, and typesetting.

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Table of Contents

1. LaTeX Installation
2. Basic LaTeX Usage
3. LaTeX Editors
4. Compiling Documents
5. Troubleshooting

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LaTeX Installation

Install LaTeX

Arch/CachyOS:

# Install TeX Live (full)
sudo pacman -S texlive-most texlive-lang

# Or minimal
sudo pacman -S texlive-core

Debian/Ubuntu:

sudo apt install texlive-full

Fedora:

sudo dnf install texlive-scheme-full

Verify Installation

Check LaTeX:

# Check version
pdflatex --version

# Check installation
tlmgr --version

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Basic LaTeX Usage

Create Document

Basic document:

\documentclass{article}
\begin{document}
Hello, World!
\end{document}

Compile Document

Generate PDF:

# Compile to PDF
pdflatex document.tex

# Or use xelatex
xelatex document.tex

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LaTeX Editors

TeXstudio

Install TeXstudio:

# Arch/CachyOS
sudo pacman -S texstudio

# Launch
texstudio

Overleaf (Online)

Use Overleaf:

• Visit https://www.overleaf.com/
• Create account
• Start writing

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Compiling Documents

Basic Compilation

Compile:

# PDFLaTeX
pdflatex document.tex

# XeLaTeX
xelatex document.tex

# LuaLaTeX
lualatex document.tex

Bibliography

Use BibTeX:

# Compile with bibliography
pdflatex document.tex
bibtex document
pdflatex document.tex
pdflatex document.tex

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Troubleshooting

LaTeX Not Found

Check installation:

# Check LaTeX
which pdflatex

# Install if missing
sudo pacman -S texlive-core

Compilation Errors

Check errors:

# View log file
cat document.log

# Fix errors in .tex file
# Recompile

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Summary

This guide covered LaTeX installation, document creation, and compilation for Arch Linux, CachyOS, and other distributions.

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Next Steps

• Office Software - Office applications
• Text Editors - Text editors
• LaTeX Project: https://www.latex-project.org/

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This guide covers Arch Linux, CachyOS, and other Linux distributions. For distribution-specific details, refer to your distribution's documentation.