I installed TexStudio and TexLive. However, when I open TexStudio, it tells me that "No LaTeX distribution was found on your system". What do I need to do to be able to compile a pdf with tex studio? I would also be willing to use something like miktex instead of texlive if that makes it easier.
Thank you very much for your help!
[Tex/LaTex] How to make TexStudio find the latex distribution on Linux Mint
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Too long for a comment. This is what that image with the build commands normally looks like (this is from TS 2.11)
Instead of typing this by hand, one could just install TS 2.11, and use it. This has the correct build informations. Then purge TS 2.11 and install TS 2.12. Purging does not delete your local TS configuration, and voila, they survive for TS 2.12.
Even further, here is the Tools/Commands list from the generated texstudio.ini from my system
Tools\Commands\asy=asy ?m*.asy
Tools\Commands\asy-dvi-chain=txs:///latex | txs:///asy | txs:///latex | txs:///view-dvi
Tools\Commands\asy-pdf-chain=txs:///pdflatex | txs:///asy | txs:///pdflatex | txs:///view-pdf
Tools\Commands\biber=biber %
Tools\Commands\bibliography=txs:///bibtex
Tools\Commands\bibtex=bibtex %.aux
Tools\Commands\bibtex8=bibtex8 %.aux
Tools\Commands\compile=txs:///pdflatex
Tools\Commands\dvi-chain=txs:///latex | txs:///view-dvi
Tools\Commands\dvi-pdf-chain=txs:///latex | txs:///dvipdf | txs:///view-pdf
Tools\Commands\dvi-ps-pdf-chain=txs:///latex | txs:///dvips | txs:///ps2pdf | txs:///view-pdf
Tools\Commands\dvipdf=dvipdf %.dvi
Tools\Commands\dvipng=dvipng -T tight -D 120 %.dvi
Tools\Commands\dvips=dvips -o %.ps %.dvi
Tools\Commands\glossary=txs:///makeglossaries
Tools\Commands\gs=gs \"?am.ps\"
Tools\Commands\index=txs:///makeindex
Tools\Commands\internal-pre-compile=txs:///pre-compile | txs:///conditionally-recompile-bibliography
Tools\Commands\latex="latex -src -interaction=nonstopmode %.tex"
Tools\Commands\latexmk="latexmk -pdf -silent -synctex=1 %"
Tools\Commands\lualatex="lualatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode %.tex"
Tools\Commands\makeglossaries=makeglossaries %
Tools\Commands\makeindex=makeindex %.idx
Tools\Commands\metapost="mpost -interaction=nonstopmode ?me)"
Tools\Commands\pdf-chain=txs:///pdflatex | txs:///view-pdf
Tools\Commands\pdflatex="pdflatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode %.tex"
Tools\Commands\pre-compile=
Tools\Commands\ps-chain=txs:///latex | txs:///dvips | txs:///view-ps
Tools\Commands\ps2pdf=ps2pdf %.ps
Tools\Commands\quick=txs:///compile | txs:///view
Tools\Commands\recompile-bibliography=txs:///compile | txs:///bibliography | txs:///compile
Tools\Commands\svn="svn "
Tools\Commands\svnadmin="svnadmin "
Tools\Commands\texindy=texindy %.idx
Tools\Commands\view=txs:///view-pdf
Tools\Commands\view-dvi=xdg-open %.dvi > /dev/null
Tools\Commands\view-pdf=txs:///view-pdf-internal --embedded
Tools\Commands\view-pdf-external=xdg-open %.pdf > /dev/null
Tools\Commands\view-ps=xdg-open %.ps > /dev/null
Tools\Commands\xelatex="xelatex -synctex=1 -interaction=nonstopmode %.tex"
Best Answer
You should go to the Settings in TexStudio, then Options -> Build and tick the box "Show advanced options". At the bottom of the window you can set the relative path where TexStudio is looking for the LaTex distribution. With most standard installations this is
/usr/local/texlive/2020/bin/x86_64Depending on your operating system and the year of your Latex distribution the year and the
x86...part may be different.PS: This is basically Sigur's answer from the comments with the important addition that you need to tick the "show advanced options" box.