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:'''TeX''' [...]is a typesetting system which was designed and mostly written by Donald Knuth and released in 1978. TeX is a popular means of typesetting complex mathematical formulae; it has been noted as one of the most sophisticated digital typographical systems. | :'''TeX''' [...]is a typesetting system which was designed and mostly written by Donald Knuth and released in 1978. TeX is a popular means of typesetting complex mathematical formulae; it has been noted as one of the most sophisticated digital typographical systems. | ||
Nixpkgs provides a variety of different (and partially complementing) packages to allow the compilation of TeX-documents. Most prominently, the [[TexLive]] distribution (In Oct 2020 version 2019) is included that contains many of the packages that are hosted as part of the [https://www.ctan.org | Nixpkgs provides a variety of different (and partially complementing) packages to allow the compilation of TeX-documents. Most prominently, the [[TexLive]] distribution (In Oct 2020 version 2019) is included that contains many of the packages that are hosted as part of the [https://www.ctan.org Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN)]. | ||
== Getting started == | == Getting started == | ||