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# The teTeX HOWTO: The Linux-teTeX Local Guide

## Robert Kiesling

v3.7, 9 November 1998

This document covers the basic installation and usage of the teTeX TeX and LaTeX implementation under the major U.S. Linux distributions, and auxiliary packages like Ghostscript. Contents of the teTeX HOWTO: The Linux-teTeX Local Guide are Copyright (C) 1997, 1998 by Robert A. Kiesling. The exact terms of copying are given in the introduction and the appendices. Registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Please send all complaints, suggestions, errata, and any miscellany to kiesling@ix.netcom.com, so I can keep this document as complete and up to date as possible.

## 1. Introduction.

- 1.1 Copyright.
- 1.2 Software described in this document.

## 2. Using teTeX.

- 2.1 Printing the documentation.

## 3. TeX commands.

- 3.1 Command overview.
- 3.2 Font commands.
- 3.3 Paragraph styles and dimensions.
- 3.4 Page layout.
- 3.5 Page numbers, headers, and footers.
- 3.6 Titles and macros.

## 4. LaTeX commands.

- 4.1 Document structure.
- 4.2 Characters and type styles.
- 4.3 Margins and line spacing.
- 4.4 Document classes.

## 5. LaTeX extension packages and other resources.

## 6. Mixing text and graphics with `dvips`.

- 6.1 What if my printer isn't supported?

## 7. Using Postscript fonts.

## 8. Appendix A: CTAN site list.

## 9. Appendix B: Installing the CTAN teTeX distribution.

- 9.1 Installing the binary distribution.
- 9.2 Base system configuration.
- 9.3 Installing the CTAN source distribution.
- 9.4 Post-installation configuration details.

## 10. Appendix C: Distribution and Copyright.

- 10.1 Distribution.
- 10.2 GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
- 10.3 How to Apply These Terms to Your New Programs

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