notes for Latex

• About installation and running

In redhat, to install latex:

yum install texworks

good refrence for beginner:
https://schneider.ncifcrf.gov/latexforbeginners.html

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1017055/get-started-with-latex-on-linux

a tex showcase: http://www.tug.org/texshowcase/

Getting Started with Latex: http://www.maths.tcd.ie/~dwilkins/LaTeXPrimer/

To use tex in linux (ref form https://schneider.ncifcrf.gov/latexforbeginners.html):

latex test
xdvi test

or(ref from http://stackoverflow.com/questions/1017055/get-started-with-latex-on-linux) :

latex test.tex
xdvi test.dvi &
pdflatex test.tex

It seems that MiKTeX is the best solution for Windows users.

• About tec

  1. How to omit the date when use \maketitle
     solution: add \date{} before \maketitle