[texhax] Linux version of LaTeX

[Lars Madsen]

On 2011-02-13 11:34, Julian Manning wrote:
> Dear Sir/Madam
>
> I am a Latex user.
>
> I now have a computer with Linux.
>
> Is there an implementation of LaTeX for Linux.
>
> I have a 2008 installation disk.
>
> Is it on the disk? Can it be downloaded? Where is it or where can it be downloaded?
>
> Yours sincerely, Julian Manning

several Linux dists provide LaTeX, though for some you will need to 
download it from their repositories.

I would mention though, that the Linux dists are often rather slow at 
updating the LaTeX dist, so I usually install TeXLive manually, see tug.org

/daleif