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+\appendix
+\chapter{Installing \LaTeX}
+\begin{intro}
+Knuth has published the source to \TeX{} back in a time when nobody knew
+about OpenSource and or Free Software. The License that comes with \TeX{}
+lets you do whatever you want with the source. But you can only call the
+result of your work \TeX{} if the program passes a set of tests Knuth has
+also provided. This has lead to a situation where we have free \TeX{}
+implementations for almost every Operating System under the Sun. In this chapter
+you will give some hints on what to install on Linux, Mac OS X and Windows to
+get \TeX{} working.
+\end{intro}
+
+\section{What to Install}
+
+For using LaTeX on any computer system, you need 3 essential pieces of
+software:
+
+\begin{enumerate}
+
+\item a text editor for editing your LaTeX source files.
+
+\item the \TeX{}/\LaTeX{} program for processing your \LaTeX{} source files
+into typeset PDF or DVI documents.
+
+\item a PDF/DVI viewer program for previewing and printing your
+documents.
+
+\item a program to handle PostScript files and images for inclusion into
+your documents.
+
+\end{enumerate}
+
+For all platforms there are many programs that fit the requirements above.
+Here we just tell about the ones we know, like and have some experience
+with.
+
+\section{\TeX{} on Mac OS X}
+
+\subsection{Picking an Editor}
+
+Base your LaTeX environment on the \wi{TextMate} editor! TextMate is not
+only a highly customizable, general purpose text editor, it also provides
+excellent LaTeX support and integrates tightly with the PDFView previewer.
+This combination of tools, lets you use LaTeX in a convenient and Mac-like
+manner. You can download a free trial version from the Textmate website on
+\url{http://macromates.com/} and purchase a full version for 39 EUR. If you
+know an equivalent OpenSource tool for the Mac, please let us know.
+
+\subsection{Get a \TeX{} Distribution}
+
+If you are already using Macports or Fink for installing Unix software under
+OS X, install LaTeX using these package managers. Macport users install
+LaTeX with \framebox{\texttt{port install tetex}},
+Fink users use the command \framebox{\texttt{fink install tetex}}.
+
+If you are neither using Macports nor Fink, download \wi{MacTeX}, which is a
+precompiled LaTeX distribution for OS X. \wi{MacTeX} provides a full LaTeX
+installation plus a number of additional tools. Get MaxTeX from
+\url{http://www.tug.org/mactex/}.
+
+\subsection{Treat yourself to \wi{PDFView}}
+
+Use PDFView for viewing PDF files generated by LaTeX, it integrates tightly
+with your LaTeX text editor. PDFView is an open-source application can be
+downloaded from the PDFView website on\\
+\url{http://pdfview.sourceforge.net/}. Download and install PDFView. Open
+PDFViews preferences dialog and make sure that the \emph{automatically reload
+documents} option is enabled and that PDFSync support is set to the TextMate
+preset.
+
+\section{\TeX{} on Windows}
+
+\subsection{Getting \TeX{}}
+
+First, get a copy of the excellent \wi{MiKTeX} distribution from\\
+\url{http://www.miktex.org/}. It contains all the basic programs and files
+required to compile \LaTeX{} documents. The coolest feature in my eyes is,
+that MiKTeX will download missing \LaTeX{} packages on the fly and install them
+magically while compiling a document.
+
+\subsection{A \LaTeX{} editor}
+
+\LaTeX{} is a programming language for text documents. \wi{TeXnicCenter}
+uses many concepts from the programming-world to provide a nice and
+efficient \LaTeX{} writing environment in Windows. Get your copy from\\
+\url{http://www.toolscenter.org}. TeXnicCenter integrates nicely with
+MiKTeX.
+
+An another excellent choice is the editor provided by the LEd project available on
+\url{http://www.latexeditor.org}
+
+\subsection{Working with graphics}
+
+Working with high quality graphics in \LaTeX{} means, that you have to use
+Postscript (eps) or PDF as your picture format. The program that helps you
+deal with this is called \wi{GhostScript}. You can get it, together with its
+own front-end \wi{GhostView} from \url{http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/}.
+
+If you deal with bitmap graphics (photos and scanned material). You may want
+to have a look at the open source photoshop alternative \wi{Gimp} available
+from \url{http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/}.
+
+\section{\TeX{} on Linux}
+
+If you work with Linux, chances are high that \LaTeX{} is already installed
+on your system, or at least available on the installation source you used to
+setup. Use your package manager to install the following packages:
+
+\begin{itemize}
+\item tetex or texlive -- the base \TeX{}/\LaTeX{} setup.
+\item emacs (with auctex) -- a Linux editor that integrates tightly with \LaTeX{} through the add-on AucTeX package.
+\item ghostscript -- a PostScript preview program.
+\item xpdf and acrobat -- a PDF preview program.
+\item imagemagick -- a free program for converting bitmap images.
+\item gimp -- a free photoshop look-a-like.
+\item inkscape -- a free illustrator/corel draw look-a-like.
+\end{itemize}
+