Thread: How do i get LaTex on my computer

Sorry if this is a stupid question but how to i get Latex on my computer. I would like to be able to create mathematics on my computer (like on this forum) and save them as p.d.f's (or whatever) but I have no idea how to go about doing this.

Thanks for any help

What is your operating system? Windows? (Which version?) Mac? Linux? Other?

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Thanks but is there something more like whats on this forum? I use windows 7 or linux (ubuntu)?

thanks again for any help

With Linux, you can typically get everything you need in your Linux distribution. For Windows, one way to get everything you need is to install the following software, in this order:

GhostScript
GhostView
MiKTeX
A Text Editor, preferably one that does LaTeX syntax highlighting. I like TextPad.

There are some nice customizations possible like inverse search, line numbers, etc., that can save you some effort once you get going.

In Ubuntu >= 10.04, you need texlive package.

I used Ubuntu and downloaded Kile 4.2, it was quite simple from there. Thanks for all the help

You're welcome for my input.