Running LaTeX on Your Linux Computer
September 27, 2007
Mark Senn

Installing LaTeX

Do these steps to install LaTeX:
  1. Get and install TeX Live.

Running LaTeX

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1.  Create a short.tex file with these lines using your favorite text editor:

\documentclass{report}
\begin{document}
This is page 1.
\newpage
This is page 2.
\newpage
This is page 3.
\end{document}

2.  Type latex short to read short.tex and produce a short.dvi (DeVice-Independent) file.

3.  Type xdvi short to preview short.dvi on the screen. Use up arrow and down arrow keys to go up and down on current page. Use `p' to go to previous page, `n' to go to next page, and `q' to quit.

4.  Type ``dvips short'' to print short.dvi.

Revised: September 27, 2007
Created: March 12, 2007