tag: Ubuntu

Install vanilla LaTeX on Ubuntu 14.04

Jun 2, 2014

In this post I will go through a vanilla installation of Tex Live-- you may not want to do this. I'm choosing this installation method because of the ability to stay current with LaTeX updates and greater flexibility. However, for most people I would suggest installing the LaTeX setup in Ubuntu 14.04 repositories-- search for texlive-full.

Install and setup git on Ubuntu 14.04

May 29, 2014

In this post I go over the basics of getting git up and running on Ubuntu 14.04.

Install and setup screen on Ubuntu 14.04

May 29, 2014

screen is a great tool for the terminal, allowing me to have many windows (sessions) open at the same time-- say vim in one, an ssh session in another, etc. This post documents my basic setup -- if you have cool/different ideas about how to do this type of thing let me know.

Install and setup vim on Ubuntu 14.04

May 29, 2014

Vim is a powerful editor that can be used on your laptop/desktop and is also typically found on any Linux server you might encounter. As a result, I started using vim as my main editor.