LaTeX editor for Ubuntu Linux  


LaTeX editor for Ubuntu Linux

Looking for a convenient LaTeX editor for Ubuntu Linux? Does this look good? Installation works as follows:

  • Open a terminal.
  • Run "sudo gedit /etc/apt/sources.list.d/gedit-latex-plugin.list" and enter the following, then save and quit the text editor.
deb http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-it-dev/ubuntu gutsy main
deb-src http://ppa.launchpad.net/ubuntu-it-dev/ubuntu gutsy main
  • Run "sudo apt-get update".
  • Run "sudo apt-get install rubber gedit-latex-plugin".
  • For a quite complete LaTeX installation, run also "sudo apt-get install texlive-latex-recommended texlive-latex-extra texlive-fonts-extra texlive-humanities texlive-math-extra texlive-pictures".
  • Run "Text Editor" from the menu (or "gedit" in the terminal), select the menu item "Edit / Preferences", activate "LaTeX Plugin" in the "Plugins" tab, then quit the text editor.
  • Open the file manager, right-click on a LaTeX file, select "Properties", and pick "Text Editor" for "Open With".
  • Double-click a LaTeX file in the file manager to see if it works.