New on CTAN: first-packages
Date: November 12, 2020 10:00:19 PM CET
Jim Hefferon submitted the
first-packages
package.
Version number: 1.0 2020-11-11
License type: cc0
Summary description: A short list of go-to LaTeX packages, aimed at a beginner
Announcement text:
A list of suggested packages for most of what beginners want to do. The goal is to cite one package in each area that is capable and reliable, and that is in MacTeX, MiKTeX, and TeX Live. As well as a PDF, there is also an HTML version and a pointer to a video version.
This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/info/first-packages More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/first-packages CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Ina Dau --
A list of suggested packages for most of what beginners want to do. The goal is to cite one package in each area that is capable and reliable, and that is in MacTeX, MiKTeX, and TeX Live. As well as a PDF, there is also an HTML version and a pointer to a video version.
This package is located at http://mirror.ctan.org/info/first-packages More information is at http://www.ctan.org/pkg/first-packages CTAN is run entirely by volunteers and supported by TeX user groups. Please join a user group or donate to one, see https://ctan.org/lugs
Thanks for the upload. For the CTAN Team Ina Dau --
first-packages – A short list of go-to LaTeX packages, aimed at a beginner
A list of suggested packages for most of what beginners want to do. The goal is to cite one package in each area that is capable and reliable, and that is in MacTeX, MiKTeX, and TeX Live.
This package has become part of latex-doc-ptr as of January 2021.
| Package | first-packages |
| Maintainer | Jim Hefferon |