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

 

  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.

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