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Im trying to install texlive or any tex editor.. I will be using it for document preparation for my coursework. could anybody give me a step by step way to install any kind of tex on my Ubuntu system? I basically want an editor where I can

  • have a preview of my commands
  • where i can easily edit math equations and symbols
  • friendly to use

this is from my terminal

Blockquote ~$ sudo apt-get install texlive-full Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package texlive-full ~$ sudo apt-get install texmaker Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package texmaker

GermanShepherd
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    For starters, see How to install “vanilla” TeXLive on Debian or Ubuntu? Also, welcome to TeX.SX! – Adam Liter Jul 18 '14 at 05:18
  • Which version of Ubuntu are you running? Do a sudo apt-get update and try again. If it does not work try the process described in the answer here: http://askubuntu.com/questions/378558/unable-to-locate-package-for-all-packages – Rüdiger Voigt Jul 18 '14 at 08:23
  • @Voigt I followed the procedure in the link you gave. I get errors like this:W: Failed to fetch http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/precise-backports/universe/i18n/Translation-en Something wicked happened resolving 'us.archive.ubuntu.com:http' (-5 - No address associated with hostname)

    E: Some index files failed to download. They have been ignored, or old ones used instead.

     – GermanShepherd Jul 22 '14 at 09:16

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Since you say you want any kind of TeX, I would personally recommend using Kile, as it comes installed with all the packages and is quite easy to use. Furthermore it comes with a lot of tools like wizards for tables or tools to easily create equations and add symbols for beginners. It also has a function to preview your equations.

You can find it in the Software Center.

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Alternatively you can of course also use your terminal:

sudo apt-get install kile

That's all you have to do. Once you installed the editor, you should be able to just use it without anything additional.

drat
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  • this is what i get...sudo apt-get install kline [sudo] password for system: Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree
    Reading state information... Done E: Unable to locate package kline     – GermanShepherd Jul 22 '14 at 08:55
  • @user59288 you have a typo, it's kile but you wrote kline. Just copy the command as I posted it. – drat Jul 22 '14 at 09:01
  • oops..but I get the same error.. I tried installing random software using software-centre but im unable to do it. – GermanShepherd Jul 22 '14 at 09:04
  • It seems like you have a problem with your Ubuntu. You should try using the link Rüdiger Voigt gave you in his comment. If that doesn't work, you might still get better results asking in ask ubuntu – drat Jul 22 '14 at 09:08