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sanjib-sen / WebLaTex

A complete alternative for Overleaf with VSCode + Web + Git Integration + Copilot + Grammar & Spell Checker + Live Collaboration Support. Based on GitHub Codespace and Dev container.
https://github.com/sanjib-sen/weblatex/generate
MIT License
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Do we need to install a local TexLive when using codespace for latex document? #3

Closed hanamthang closed 2 years ago

hanamthang commented 2 years ago

Hi, Thank you so much for your work. Very useful. So, to compile the PDF document from latex codes, do we need to install a local TexLive or the codespace work similar to overleaf?

Many thanks, Thang

sanjib-sen commented 2 years ago

So, to compile the PDF document from latex codes, do we need to install a local TexLive or the codespace work similar to overleaf?

@hanamthang No., You do not need to install anything. The Latex compiler Texlive is automatically installed when you open the editor for the first time. That is why it takes 2-3 minutes to load for the first time.

You just need to fork this repository or use this repository as a template, open the repository in codespaces, and you are good to go. It is just that easy. All of the required packages and extensions will be installed in the background when you open this up in the codespace for the first time.

And thanks a lot. Have a great day! Sanjib