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From: "P. U. (Uli) Kruppa" <root@pukruppa.de>
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To: Nils Holland <nils@tisys.org>
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On Sat, 8 Dec 2001, Nils Holland wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> I've always wanted to learn a little more about TeX / LaTeX. As a very
> first step, I should probably set up the appropriate tools on my system.
> But already at this point, I have a little problem: I don't know what to
> actually install.
>
> First, I have seen /usr/ports/print/latex, which seemed to be just what I
> wanted. But then, I also noticed /usr/ports/print/teTeX, which in its
> pkg-descr claims to be "_the_ TeX distribution for UNIX compatible
> systems".
>
> So, can somebody point out the difference between the latex and teTeX port
> for me? Is latex probably already included in the teTeX port (it claims to
> contain everything needed for happy texing). Or does it make sense to
> install both the latex and teTeX ports?
You should install the tetex port. It seems to include all
known packages, viewers and printing utilities. It will make
you very happy :-)

Uli.



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