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> Free and open source software has a strong tendency towards being difficult to install and get up and running. TeX and LaTeX are no exception. Setting up a L
by yiyus 8y ago
> Free and open source software has a strong tendency towards being difficult to install and get up and running. TeX and LaTeX are no exception.
Setting up a LaTeX environment in Windows can be difficult if you do not want to install one of the very big suites (although being honest, who is worried about 2GB when you need more space for something like printer "drivers"?). However, in most Linux distributions, you just choose LaTeX in your package manager and it works. And this is the case for most free and open source software. I do not know about Macs.
- gms7777 8y agoNowadays there are easier online options, to get you going without having to worry about installing LaTeX, with tools like Overleaf.
- johnminter 8y agoThere is a recent development that provides a much smaller subset: TinyTex by Yihui Xie (who has made many contributions to Rmarkdown). See https://yihui.name/tinytex/ https://yihui.name/tinytex/ One can add just the packages you need and it can be installed in user directories for people who do not have admin privleges.