Linux version

[ivoflipse]

I just ran into: http://miktex.org/howto/build-unx

Which indicates that it should be doable to build Miktex for Linux platforms as well. The build steps seem reasonable, so it's mostly a matter of whether the dependencies are all available on conda-forge

• [ ] "MiKTeX Tools" is mostly written in C++. It should work with any ANSI-compliant C++ compiler.
• [x] CMake 2.8 (or newer) is required for building and installing "MiKTeX Tools".
• [x] The Qt development kit (version 4.8 or newer) is required, if you intend to enable GUI features (e.g., the auto-installer message box). A common name for this package is libqt4-devel.
• [ ] Lynx (text-based web browser) and xsltproc (XSLT processor) are required for building the reference pages.
• [ ] "MiKTeX Tools" depends on the availability of pthreads libraries and header files.
• [x] CURL libraries and header files are required. A common name for this package is libcurl-devel.
• [x] Expat libraries and header files are required. A common name for this package is libexpat-devel.
• [x] BZip2 libraries and header files are required. A common name for this package is libbz2-devel.
• [ ] UriParser libraries and header files are required. A common name for this package is liburiparser-devel.
• [x] zlib libraries and header files are required. A common name for this package is zlib-devel.
• [x] PNG libraries and header files are required. A common name for this package is libpng-devel.

[Korijn]

• https://github.com/conda-forge/libpng-feedstock
• https://github.com/conda-forge/cmake-feedstock
• https://github.com/conda-forge/qt-feedstock

Looks like there are a few more boxes you can tick?