How To Install Miktex On Windows

LaTex is a kind of text editor. As you can write somethings on your Microsoft Word, using LaTex text editor, you will also be able to write a document. But unlike Microsoft Word, in this editor you will be able to define each and everything, like the text and line width, you can insert picture, table etc. in a very easy way. Once you define it, this is very easy to handle the document. This is widely used to write research documents, journal or conference papers etc. because for some scientific journal you need to follow strict format of the document and using this very editor you can do it efficiently and accurately.

To start MiKTeX Console, search and click the MiKTeX Console in the application launcher (Windows: start menu, macOS: Launchpad). Click the Check for updates button to check for updated packages. Ckick Update now to install the packages. Long moment for the installation process to begin after you double-click. Just be patient. Click on the box to accept the MiKTeX copying conditions. Click Next again (this will install MiKTeX for all users on your system, not just the administrator). Click Next again to choose the default directory for installation. For a Windows computer it is strongly recommend that you use the common MiKTeX editor. The MiKTeX/about page contains several links including how to install, deploy, and update MiKTeX. A basic set of installation instruction can be found below, but if you are having trouble be sure to check the MiKTeX page (click the previous install hyperlink).

Most of the students try to install this editor during their Masters or PhD or Post Doc study because during that time they need to submit or prepare research papers. If you are reading this article to know about how to install LaTex text editor then this is very normal. Because I was looking for appropriate articles about how to download this text editor in my computer. There are mainly two steps to download and install LaTex in Windows. The procedure gives you step by step guide to download and install LaTex in Windows.

Step 1: Install MiKTex:

Installing MiKTeX on Linux involves these steps: 1. Register the GPG key with which MiKTeX installation packages and metadata is signed. Register the installation source which contains the MiKTeX installation package. The installation source depends on the Linux distribution version. Use the package management system to install MiKTeX.

To run a LaTex text editor at first you will have to install and download the MikTex which is a free TeX distribution for Windows systems. The latest version of MiKTex can be found at MiKTex website here. You will have to download it from this page. This is actually the installer file and this is used to download the MiKTex distribution. Once the file is downloaded, run the file and you will be able to see the installation wizard of MiKTex.

1. Agree with the conditions then click next.

2. Then click on “Download MiKTex” to download the distribution and select an appropriate directory in your computer.

3. After clicking next select the Complete MiKTex installation which will be helpful for you in the future. The complete package is bit large so it will take a good amount of time and you should have a decent internet connection to download this.

4. Once the download is finished, now it is time to go where the file is been downloaded. There are a lot of files but there should be only one .exe file and click on that. The real installation of MiKTex will take place now. This process will also take some time.

You can also read about How to Convert .eps to PDF in Latex ?.

Step 2: Installing the texmaker Editor:

Now it is time to download and install the texmaker editor to run and compile your LaTex document. If you are using Windows computer, as far my knowledge goes the most popular text editor is the Texmaker. You can go to the Download Texmaker page to download the editor.

After downloading the .exe file or executable file do not start installing this one until the MiKTex gets fully installed. Agree to the terms and conditions and select a directory in your computer. This will be pretty fast and now you are done with the process. LaTex installation in your computer is completed now. Now, try to create some document in LaTex. Share with your friend if the article is helpful.

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LaTeX is a powerful typesetting language that has been used for decades by people looking to create documents without needing to worry about the look of it. I have been using it for the last few years for important documents, and I wanted to integrate it with my favourite editor prior to undertaking a large project using it. It works very well with Visual Studio Code to create a very effective LaTeX editor that also integrates well with revision control plugins.

I have written a follow-up post about using Visual Studio Code with LaTeX, mostly about the extensions that I also use with it as well as with additional configuration items.

Introduction

I try my best to make an effort to update my resume at least 2 or 3 times a year. Not necessarily because I am looking for a new job, but because I don’t want to forget about certain accomplishments. 2019 was a very busy year for me and for the first time in almost 10 years I didn’t update it once. The last time I updated it was in mid-2018, and at that time I had converted my resume from Word to LaTeX.

At the time I didn’t really have a good reason to use LaTeX for my resume, I just wanted to get a bit of experience using it. The biggest benefit to using LaTeX for my resume is the ability to use version control with Git. Office 365 has supported version control for a while now, but I have never been a big fan of it since I find it can create far too many snapshots and it is not always easy to search through everything.

In the past I have just used LaTeX on Windows 10 with the MiKTeX package, using the included TeXworks editor. TeXworks is a very basic and lightweight LaTeX editor in nature that is fast and easy to use. I am working on a new project this year that I want to use LaTeX for, but it is going to be a lot more complex than a multi-page resume so I want to use something that is a bit more robust.

I have been using Visual Studio Code (VS Code) for the last few years and it is an amazing code editor and best of all it is free. For my usage, I have decided to use the LaTeX Workshop plugin, which also uses the LaTeX Utilities plugin. Since I am already familiar with MiKTeX, I decided to just stick with it over other LaTeX packages such at TeX Live. There is also a requirement to have Perl installed in order for it to work with the LaTeX Workshop plugin, and the quickest way to do that is to use a pre-built environment such as Strawberry Perl.

For this guide I am using Windows 10 Pro 1909 64-bit on my Workstation, and here are the versions of the other software as of the time of this writing:

Visual Studio Code 64-bit v1.41 (System Installer)
MiKTeX 64-bit v2.9.7269
Strawberry Perl 64-bit v5.30.1.1
LaTeX Workshop v8.6.0
LaTeX Utilities v0.3.4

Installing Visual Studio Code

I won’t go into the installation of VS Code since it is fairly straightforward, and accepting all of the default options should be fine. When you download it there are three options for installing it, User Installer, System Installer and Zip. It is your preference, and no matter how you install it there should be no issues using the LaTeX plugins with it.

Installing MiKTeX

Like the installation of VS Code, I also won’t go into the details on how to install it since it is very straightforward to do. Just accept all of the default options and everything should work. There are two post-installation tasks to do, and one thing to confirm after installation.

Immediately after installation the MiKTeX Console should appear prompting you to update packages. Click on the “Update now” button and let the packages update. It should prompt you to restart the console when it completes.

When the MiKTeX Console reopens, you should be prompted to select a mode of operation. This is your choice, but if your workstation has multiple users you should select the option “Stay in user mode”.

You should also take a moment to confirm that the MiKTeX executables have been added to the System PATH.

If everything looks good then proceed with installing Strawberry Perl.

Installing Strawberry Perl

For the installation of Strawberry Perl, accept all of the default options. When the installation has completed, the Strawberry Perl executables should also have been automatically added to the System PATH.

If the System PATH looks okay, then you can install the LaTeX plugins in VS Code.

It is probably a good idea at this point to logout and log back in to ensure that the PATH has been picked up correctly by your user account.

Installing LaTeX Workshop and LaTeX Utilities

The two plugins can be easily installed directly through VS Code by going to the Extensions Marketplace window.

Search for “Latex” and it should bring up both extensions in the list. You can refine the search by searching just for “Latex Workshop” or “Latex Utilities”.

Click on “LaTeX Workshop” and then click the “Install” button to install the extension.

After the first extension is installed, click on “LaTeX Utilities” and then click the “Install” button to install the extension.

That is all there is to it to install both extensions.

Create a Basic LaTeX Document

To quickly test if the LaTeX plugins are working, create a new folder that will contain the test LaTeX document and create a new file called hello.tex in it. Here is a basic document that you can use to test LaTeX: