What's the difference between this to options to install and manage packages?  And which one is better to use for regular LaTeX typesetting?
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For a lot of questions here on TeX.SE and on other fora regarding MiKTeX, it turns out that the underlying problem actually lies in the not understood distinction between administrative and user modes. So let me ask these questions:  What’s the difference between administrative and user mode in MiKTeX, and in which situation should I use either one of these modes?
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When I compile my PDF from LaTeX source, do I have to care about all the messages (currently 28) about 'bad boxes'?  The PDF seems fine to me.
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What's the difference between the , and  packages?  The former has a higher version number, and the description of the packages are the same.    Which do I use? Which is the most recent one What's the purpose of this split packaging?
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I'm trying to install the package LaTeXila, and the output looks like this:  $ sudo apt-get install latexila --no-install-recommends Reading package lists... Done Building dependency tree        Reading state information... Done The following extra packages will be installed:   latexila-data latexmk luatex tex-common texlive-base texlive-binaries   texlive-common texlive-doc-base texlive-latex-base Suggested packages:   rubber texlive-latex-extra debhelper Recommended packages:   texlive texlive-latex-recommended texlive-luatex lmodern   texlive-latex-base-doc The following NEW packages will be installed:   latexila latexila-data latexmk luatex tex-common texlive-base   texlive-binaries texlive-common texlive-doc-base texlive-latex-base 0 upgraded, 10 newly installed, 0 to remove and 0 not upgraded. Need to get 29.3 MB of archives. After this operation, 74.5 MB of additional disk space will be used. Do you want to continue [Y/n]?   I don't want to install the texlive packages. I've installed texlive manually from . Any suggestions?
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Is there any way to include Python code in a LaTeX file and automatically color its syntax? Is it possible to do syntax coloring with any other language? If yes what packages can I use to do that?
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I have a fresh install of a dual boot system with Windows 7 and Ubuntu 10.10. They live in separate partitions of the hard drive, invisible (unmounted...) to eachother, but have a common data partition which they can both reach.  Now, I want to be able to use LaTeX regardless of which OS I've booted. I've previoulsy used MiKTeX and TeXWorks on Windows, and been pretty satisfied with it, but I'm new to LaTeX on Ubuntu, so I have no prejudice on editors etc for this half. What I liked most about TeXWorks was the ability to compile the document without leaving the program, and the split view (source code on one half of the screen, output from latest compile run on the other), so if that's available in an Ubuntu IDE that's a plus.  The most important thing is that they share a package repository. In MiKTeX, packages I hadn't used before were automatically downloaded from CTAN when used the first time, which made things a lot simpler. I also had my own little collection of packages, in a separate root folder. Any setup that doesn't share all packages between the two operative systems, makes my life harder than it has to be =)  How do I best set up this? On which OS should I install what, and how? Does the installation order matter?  Any tips are welcome!
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The first time I learnt LaTeX, I thought \newcommand properly fits for inline mode and \newenvironment for displayed mode.  Later I noticed it is not correct. So the question is   What is the rule of thumb when deciding whether we should use one over the other one?
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Different websites suggest using one of those two packages.  \usepackage{graphicx} \usepackage{graphics}   What are differences between them? Which is better?
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Is there any package in LaTeX available to typeset poems. I referred this link  but it didn't help me out!!!!
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There are many different kind of options that you can do  in order to start using LaTeX on Ubuntu. I would prefer doing that through Eclipse, but if there is a better way of doing it, feel free to write your opinion on why using this instead of something else.
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I have been using MiKTeX for a couple of years. I don't know whether it is "wise" to insist on using it. Could you give me a list of advantages of TeX Live over MiKTeX?
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I have tried installing it but it just says not found like this  LaTeX Error: File `fancyhdr.sty' not found.  Type X to quit or &lt;RETURN&gt; to proceed, or enter new name. (Default extension: sty)  Enter file name: kpsewhich fancyhdr.sty  ! LaTeX Error: Missing \begin{document}.  See the LaTeX manual or LaTeX Companion for explanation. Type  H &lt;return&gt;  for immediate help.  ...                                                l.12   Then I tried to manually install it through MikTeX package manager(admin) and it just give me this message  MiKTeX Problem Report Message: The MiKTeX web service has rejected your request. Possible reason: too many requests arriving from your IP address. Data: &lt;!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01//EN""http://www.w3.org/TR/html4/strict.dtd"&gt; &lt;HTML&gt;&lt;HEAD&gt;&lt;TITLE&gt;Service Unavailable&lt;/TITLE&gt; &lt;META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" Content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"&gt;&lt;/HEAD&gt; &lt;BODY&gt;&lt;h2&gt;Service Unavailable&lt;/h2&gt; &lt;hr&gt;&lt;p&gt;HTTP Error 503. The service is unavailable.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;/BODY&gt;&lt;/HTML&gt;  Source: Libraries\MiKTeX\PackageManager\PackageManager.cpp Line: 132 MiKTeX: 2.9 OS: Microsoft Windows 8 Home Premium Edition, 64-bit (build 9200) Invokers: explorer SystemAdmin: yes PowerUser: no Root0: C:\Users\Benjamin\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9 Root1: C:\Users\Benjamin\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9 Root2: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9 Root3: C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9 UserInstall: C:\Users\Benjamin\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9 UserConfig: C:\Users\Benjamin\AppData\Roaming\MiKTeX\2.9 UserData: C:\Users\Benjamin\AppData\Local\MiKTeX\2.9 CommonInstall: C:\Program Files (x86)\MiKTeX 2.9 CommonConfig: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9 CommonData: C:\ProgramData\MiKTeX\2.9   so hope u know how to do it
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provides a nice explanation of how to manipulate TEXINPUTS or register a local texmf tree.   Q: When integrating local additions, is there a reason to prefer one approach over the other?  I'm guessing that TEXINPUTS is just regarded as the quick and dirty approach while registering a local texmf tree may be a better idea if you have a lot of files within a logical directory structure to which latex needs to be pointed.  If I'm missing something here I'd love to hear about it :)  This question is a follow-up to my post
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I'm writing a technical documentation and I want to explain step-by-step how to go through various menus.  For example I used to write Open with &gt; VLC media player.  That's how it looks in Windows 8:     What I want in Latex should looks similar to this: light grey box, dark grey border and black windows-like font.    I've seen , suggesting the package  - but it looks very old fashioned - are there any more modern approaches?
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Do I need to install MiKTEX on my system before installing Texmaker or Texmaker will work even without installing MiKTEX?
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I like  under Windows. I was wondering if there are some similar ones for Ubuntu? Or just the powerful and convenient one in your opinion.  Features that I like are:   syntax highlighting for language X theme support line numbering code folding regex style Powerful, yet not resource-consuming
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I am very new to being able to use LaTeX to type up mathematical papers, and I just got my "system" set up. Currently I have installed TexWorks, and MikTex, and I have put together a 'hello world' article which seems to run well.   I have also used the syntax "\usepackage{amsmath}" and "\usepackage{amssymb}" in the beginning of my .tex file to write math symbols, only because some online tutorial said so.   My question is, firstly, are those the only packages I need to use for writing math, and secondly, I remember reading about some shortcuts(?) that can be used for writing math symbols, and/or user defined shortcuts that can be 'set' in the beginning so as to reduce the amount of LaTeX code needed to write mathematical symbols. However, I do not know if this is true, and if it is, how to go about 'installing' such a thing.   Does such a thing exist? Am I able to make my own shortcuts?  Thanks!