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Ubuntu is a Linux distribution based on Debian. It includes TeX and Friends in the form of the TeX Live distribution. Note that http://askubuntu.com is specifically dedicated to Ubuntu questions.

Ubuntu is a Linux distribution based on Debian. It includes TeX, LaTeX and Friends in the form of the TeX Live distribution (see also ).

Ubuntu’s version of TeX Live is split into many packages, based on the Debian packages. Not all packages are installed by default, so it might be necessary to manually install additional packages.

When updating to a new version of Ubuntu, it is generally recommended to delete the $HOME/.texmf-var folder (it will be automatically recreated with up-to-date information on the next tex run).

The TeX Live packages contained in many Ubuntu/Debian releases are slightly out of date and do not contain the tlmgr tool to update packages. Thus many users ignore these packages and install TeX Live directly.

There is a Stack Exchange site dedicated to Ubuntu which is a good place to ask Ubuntu-related questions.

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Why do viewPDF failed to start?

I have just started to work with Latex in Ubuntu environment using Kile. I can produce a pdf file in the working directory hwoever I get an error message when I built the program: [ViewPDF] failed to start Here is a minimal…
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18.04 Ubuntu Texmaker “Could not Start the Command” Error

I've posted this yesterday in the Ubuntu StackExchange but I thought why not here too. I do get the Error "Could not start the command" every time I want to compile a document and I can't explain why. (It hast the addition - "pdflatex -synctex=1…
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What is texmf folder in my home directory? (ubuntu)

In my home directory (ubuntu), there is a folder named texmf. I guess it has something to do with my latex installation but it has only 12.5 kB. What is this folder for? Can I safely delete it?
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Ubuntu 16.04, texconfig does not work

I have used LaTex for 30 years and I have used texconfig to configure it. But now I have a new computer with Ubuntu 16.04 and textconfig returns "command not found" (even as sudo). I searched for the texconfig executable and I cannot find it either.…
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Forward referencing no longer works after porting from MikTex to Ubuntu

I know that you need to rerun latex to resolve references -- it doesn't matter how many times I rerun it -- I get the same warning messages. This sample program: \documentclass[12pt]{article} \begin{document} \label{pg:first} \newpage Pages…
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latex on ubuntu can't find source file

I am trying to compile a tex file on ubuntu 14.04 but I get a very strange error. When I do: "latex nextwim.tex" I get: "This is pdfTeX, Version 3.1415926-2.5-1.40.14 (TeX Live 2013/Debian) restricted \write18 enabled. entering extended mode …
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Trouble with declaration of mathx necessary for \widecheck

The following code in preamble gives me trouble on my desktop, but not on my laptop (I'm using on both of them Ubuntu 14.04). If I remove it, I find myself unable to use \widecheck throghout the…
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undefined control sequence when compiling on Ubuntu (no problem with OSX)

I am trying to compile my CV latex file which works fine with a slightly out of date version of Mac OSX. My new computer is running Ubuntu 13.10 with all of the latest updates and all of the Latex packages installed that I can think of. This is the…
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Installing LaTex on Ubuntu: what is the difference between the various packages?

I need to install LaTex on my Ubuntu 18.04 LTS machine as dependency for Softcover. In the Softcover manual it is written that building PDF books requires installing LaTeX (specifically, the xelatex executable, which is a Unicode-friendly PDF…
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