LaTeX Installation Windows¶
Basic installation¶
On Windows in order to install LaTeX you will need the TeX distribution which comes as a bundle called MiKTeX. Under the list of MiKTeX releases go to the download link for the most recent version. From that page download the installer. If you already have an older version uninstall any previous versions before installing the newest.
After you have installed MiKTeX, it is helpful if you install a few LaTeX packages. From the start menu go to MikiTeX and use the package interface to install the following packages:
- pgf
- ms
- xcolor
- beamer
- natbib
- sweave
- facyvrb
- upquote
- mptopdf.
These are the most commonly used packages.