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LaTeX Distribution Guide
2001/06/01
WELCOME TO LaTeX!
This file contains a brief distribution guide for the new standardversion of the LaTeX document preparation system.
This system is maintained by The LaTeX3 Project Team.
******************************************************** * Please read this file carefully because it gives * * important information about other documentation * * provided with the LaTeX system that will help you *
* in installing and using it. * ********************************************************
******************************************************** * The files ltnews15.tex and ltnews15.ps both contain * * the latest LaTeX newsletter. * * * * Please print it and distribute it to all users ... * * and to anyone else who may be interested. * * * * * * It fits onto a single sheet, so it can be displayed * * as a poster. * ********************************************************
The LaTeX system is described in:
* LaTeX: A Document Preparation System; Leslie Lamport, Addison-Wesley
* The LaTeX Companion, Goossens; Mittelbach and Samarin, Addison-Wesley
This distribution is described in the files ending with .txt. Youshould read install.txt before starting to install LaTeX.
Here is a brief description of some of these files:
* 00readme.txt is this file.
* manifest.txt lists all the files in the LaTeX distribution with one line information about their contents.
* install.txt describes how to install LaTeX.
* tex2.txt contains important information for users of old versions of TeX (pre 1990).
* autoload.txt contains important information for users of older computers with limited memory.
* unpacked.txt lists all the files in the unpacked LaTeX distribution.
* legal.txt and lppl.txt describe the LaTeX copyright, warranty and
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copying restrictions.
* patches.txt describes the update policy and how important changes will be distributed between release dates. * texpert.txt contains information about the installation that is useful for TeX experts.
* bugs.txt describes how to submit a bug report for LaTeX.
Other documentation files include files with names of the form:
<xxx>guide.tex
You will probably need to update your system before you can typesetthese files. Each file needs three LaTeX runs.
The following files also contain useful information:
* ltx3info.tex gives you some information about the LaTeX3 project.
* the other files ltnews##.tex are the news files from previous releases: these contain useful information but be warned that some of it may be out-of-date as these files are never up-dated.
* manual.err lists errata in: LaTeX: A Document Preparation System; Leslie Lamport, Addison-Wesley
* compan.err lists errata in: The LaTeX Companion; Goossens, Mittelbach and Samarin, Addison-Wesley
* begleit.err lists errata in: Der LaTeX-Begleiter; Goossens, Mittelbach and Samarin, Addison-Wesley
* grphcomp.err lists errata in: The LaTeX Graphics Companion; Goossens, Rathz, and Mittelbach, Addison-Wesley
* handbuch.err lists errata in: Das LaTeX-Handbuch; Leslie Lamport, Addison-Wesley
* webcomp.err lists errata in: The LaTeX Web Companion; Goossens and Rahtz, Addison-Wesley
You are not allowed to change the files in this distribution unlessyou rename them, *except* for certain files such as the configurationfiles, ending with .cfg.
Please do not request updates from us. Distribution is done onlythrough the CTAN archives.
--- Copyright 2001 the LaTeX3 project. All rights reserved ---