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I am a new member to TUG. But several years ago I used Latex and liked it very much.
Now I would like to get back into it and not sure whether I should install protext or texlive.

I think I'd like to try it with Lyx so would that make a difference in my choice?

AndréC
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jozef
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  • ProTeXt is MiKTeX plus some extras, so this is very similar to https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/20036/what-are-the-advantages-of-tex-live-over-miktex. In the end, both systems work well, and there is not a significant downside to making the 'wrong' choice. As much as anything, it's about whether you want small + autoinstall or 'everything at once'. – Joseph Wright Jul 10 '19 at 05:50
  • If you want to use Lyx, then I suggested TeXLive2019 instead of Protext ... – MadyYuvi Jul 10 '19 at 07:29
  • thanks. After looking back at the Lyx site, I realized that TexLive was probably the best. I appreciate the help. – jozef Jul 10 '19 at 14:59

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I would install texlive from the tug website, not from linux repositories.

texlive seems to be the widest spread distro which has the advantage that whatever problem one encounters a quick google will show the solution somewhere on this site.

lulu
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