I'm using Linux Mint, with the TeX Live distro and Texmaker as my editor. Basically, I would like to be able to use llncs.cls as a document class without having to always put that file in with the document I'm trying to compile. Under MikTeX (which I used back when I used Windows), there was a way to resolve it by giving it a place to search for packages etc. if it couldn't find them normally. However, I have no idea how to do this in Linux. Could someone help me out?
I know how to define a package or a class, but how do I make it available (to myself) at all times?  Say I have the package file commonstuff.sty (or myprettyclass.cls), that I want to be able to include in any .tex file I create on my computer. Where do I put it? Do I need to run some installer on it, or is it enough to keep it in a certain folder?  Note: I know I can just place it in the same folder as the .tex file, but that's not what I'm after here. I'm looking for a way to "install" the package centrally on my computer.
How to execute a JavaScript function when I have its name as a string I have the name of a function in JavaScript as a string. How do I convert that into a function pointer so I can call it later?  Depending on the circumstances, I may need to pass various arguments into the method too.  Some of the functions may take the form of namespace.namespace.function(args[...]). Check if specific id element exist What are tag synonyms and merged tags? How do they work? What are tag synonyms? How can tag synonyms be distinguished from "real" tags? How are new tag synonyms created? Who can create tag synonyms? How can I delete/reverse/undo bad tag synonyms? What are merged tags? I'd like to use a different + symbol in addition to + in math mode, preferably one which is just bolder than the standard one.  I'm currently using \pmb{+} from the amsbsy package, but it's a bit too lean for my taste, and it looks a bit pointy to the ends.   I am aware of \ding{58} from the pifont package, as well as \Plus from bbding, both of which seem to be non-math mode symbols, and look really bad next to math symbols.  Am I missing some other option to produce a bold +, apart from drawing the symbol myself? Reason for the current trend to use «she» as the gender-neutral pronoun? There are some questions on gender-neutral pronouns both  and on .  User Christine Letts :     In academia, there is currently a   movement toward using the feminine   pronoun at all times.   I wonder why that is. I came across several examples on papers I read, but the only one I can remember at the moment is a book: Seth Godin's . While some might not be comfortable labeling it as part of academia, it suits my point perfectly. Every time he refers to a person, he uses the feminine pronoun.  User Senseful  the following, potentially identifying affirmative action as the precursor for this trend.     I remember reading somewhere that it   was recommended to use the opposite of   what most people stereotype the   profession as. So, for example, when   talking about a chiropractor, you   would use "her", and when talking   about a secretary, you would use   "his".   So, where do you think this trend comes from? How can I join these two meshes in a proper way? I know I can Ctrl J to join them, but how can I do so without having overlapping faces? Splitting pieces of a mesh into a new object I've just made a set of armor by using a male body mesh model I downloaded and selecting certain faces from the model and duplicating them to create viable armor pieces.   Since the pieces are just duplicated from the same mesh male model, then it's still part of the same object.   How do I separate the armor piece from the model to make the pieces separate? Error: 'else' without 'if' How do I use the json_encode() function with MySQL query results? Do I need to iterate through the rows or can I just apply it to the entire results object? How can I find the version of Ubuntu that is installed? I installed some version of Ubuntu on my VMware, but I don't know what version exactly it is. How can I find it out? What are reaching fouls in the NBA? When a player tries to steal the ball from a dribbling player, the referees sometimes award a "reaching foul". I just can't see any difference between a steal and a foul Equivalence Relation problem Let $S$ be the relation on $\mathbb{N} \times \mathbb{N}$ defined by $(a,b)S(c,d)$ if and only if $ad=bc$. Prove this is an equivalence relation on $\mathbb{N} \times \mathbb{N}$.  I think I've found this to be reflexive and symmetric, but I'm stuck on transitivity. Can someone check my work so far and assist with testing transitivity?  Reflexive: Let $(x,y)S(x,y)$. Then $xy = yx$. So $S$ is reflexive. Symmetric: Suppose $(a,b)S(c,d)$. Then, $ad = bc$. Therefore, $da = cb$ and $cb = da$. Therefore, $(c,d)S(a,b)$. Thus, $S$ is symmetric.  Transitive: Suppose $(a,b)S(b,c)$. Then $ac = bb$.   This is where I'm stuck. Any ideas? Why does connecting a battery's positive terminal to the negative terminal of another battery not create a short circuit? How do I add a launcher for .sh applications? I have installed ubuntu (11.04).  I installed phpstorm which is simply an archive for you to extract and shove in your /opt directory.  To run it you would use /opt/PhpStorm-103.243/bin/PhpStorm.sh  In unity I had created a launcher on my desktop.  Now I have installed gnome-3(gnome-shell),  And I have nothing in my desktop.  So how do I run phpstorm quickly? Can I get it to show up in "applications"? Why does $(\frac{p-1}{2}!)^2 = (-1)^{\frac{p+1}{2}}$ mod $p$? Assume $p$ is prime and $p\ge 3$.  Through experimentation, I can see that it's probably true. Using Wilson's theorem and Fermat's little theorem, it's equivalent to saying $2^2 4^2 6^2 \cdots (p-1)^2 = (-1)^{\frac{p+1}{2}}$ mod $p$, but I can't figure out any more than that. I know why questions, answers and some other aspects of the site are color-coded and what they mean but I can't find why badges are color-coded. I'll include a snapshot to show what I mean. We now that Fermat's last theorem is true so there are not positive integer solutions to $$x^n+y^n=z^n$$ for $n\in\mathbb{N}$ and $n&gt;2$.  But what about if $n\in\mathbb{R}$ or $n\in\mathbb{R}^+$? htl5 voice recording with isualization Best way to strike out a text Uniform integrability of a backward submartingale Let $\{\mathcal{F}_n\}_n$ be a decreasing sequence of sub-$\sigma$-fields of $\mathcal{F}$($\mathcal{F}_{n+1}\subset\mathcal{F}_n$) and let $\{X_n\}_n$ be a backward submartingale($E[|X_n|]&lt;\infty$, $X_n$ is $\mathcal{F}_n$ measurable and $E[X_n|\mathcal{F}_{n+1}]\geq X_{n+1}$).  If we know $l=\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}E[X_n]&gt;-\infty$, how to prove that $\{X_n\}_n$ is uniformly integrable? Many thanks!  I have an idea, it is enough to show:    $\sup_nE[|X_n|]&lt;\infty$;  $\forall\epsilon&gt;0$, $\exists\delta&gt;0$ s.t. $\forall A\in\mathcal{F}$ such that $\mathbb{P}(A)&lt;\delta$, we have $\sup_nE[1_{A}|X_n|]&lt;\epsilon$.    For $|X_n|=2X_n^+-X_n$, we have  $$E[|X_n|]=2E[X_n^+]-E[X_n]\leq 2E[X_0^+]-l\leq 2E[|X_0|]-l$$  which implies $\sup_nE[|X_n|]&lt;\infty$.  Secondly, $\forall A\in\mathcal{F}$, we can suppose without loss of generality that $A\in\mathcal{F}_0$.  $$E[1_{A}|X_n|]=2E[[1_{A}X_n^+]-E[[1_{A}X_n]$$  Does someone have an idea for this term? Thanks a lot.....