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Download MiKTeX (make sure you choice the right option either basic MiKTeX 64 or basic MiKTeX 32 depending on your computer).

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A basic set of installation instruction can be found below, but if you are having trouble be sure to check the MiKTeX page (click the previous install hyperlink):

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The MiKTeX/about page contains several links including how to install, deploy, and update MiKTeX. You will find more information about these frontend programs in the ' LaTeX Interfaces' box below.įor a Windows computer it is strongly recommend that you use the common MiKTeX editor. Often these front end programs include help menus, wizards for creating LaTeX objects, drop down menus for inserting symbols or altering text, and many other features that will support both new and experienced LaTeX users. Text editor programs such as TeXwork, TexStudio, TexMaker, and TexShop provide a friendly interface for users.

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A text editor is a frontend software that can be used to create.

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Instruction on how to install the most common LaTeX programs for Windows and Mac can be found in the ' Installation for Windows' and ' Installation for Mac OS X' sections below.Īside from the back end software required to run LaTeX it is highly recommend that users install a text editor. The LaTeX Project provides information about how to install LaTeX on Windows, Macs, and Linux, as well as online services. There are a few different programs available to do this depending on the operating system of the user. You can now uninstall MiKTeX.The core of LaTeX is a backend software package that complies the LaTeX code (.tex file) and creates the final document (PDF). This resets the TeX installation to the initial state. Click Reset the TeX installation to factory defaults.Click Cleanup to navigate to the cleanup page.If you decide to uninstall MiKTeX, you should first reset the TeX installation to the factory defaults: Reset the TeX installation to factory defaults (Mac, Linux) Select the TEXMF root directory you want to add.

If you have files that you want to integrate into the MiKTeX setup, you can register a user-managed TEXMF root directory: Registering a user-managed TEXMF root directory

Never install missing packages on-the-fly.

Always install missing packages on-the-fly.

And you can let MiKTeX ask you each time a package has to be installed: MiKTeX has the ability to automatically install missing packages. It is necessary that you refresh the FNDB whenever you manually install TeX/LaTeX-related files in a user-managed TEXMF directory: This is called the file name database (FNDB). To speed up file search, MiKTeX makes use of a file location cache.

Click Settings to navigate to the settings page.

Click Update now to start the installation of updates.

After some seconds, you will a window similar to this:.

Click Check for Updates to search for updatable packages.

Click Updates to navigate to the updates page.

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Stay in MiKTeX user mode tells MiKTeX Console that you want to work on the private.ThisĪllows you to operate on the system-wide part of the TeX installation. Switch to MiKTeX administrator mode causes MiKTeX Console to restart with elevated privileges.For this reason, MiKTeX Console asks you to switch/confirm the operation mode, if you have a system-wide setup: If you have installed MiKTeX system-wide, this is not necessarily what you want. Operation modeīy default, MiKTeX Console runs in MiKTeX user mode and so operates on your private MiKTeX configuration. MiKTeX Console is a desktop application, i.e, it can be started in the usual way by searching and clicking MiKTeX Console in the application launcher (Windows start menu, Unity Dash, macOS Launchpad). Most often you will use it to get package updates. MiKTeX Console is the tool you use to manage your TeX installation.

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