[Tex/LaTex] Which LaTeX to install on Linux

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Which LaTeX distribution would you recommend for using on Linux from command line? I am looking for one with most complete coverage of packages.

Best Answer

You should install TeXlive.

Note some distributions like Debian derived ones (e.g. ubuntu) have a version of TeXlive in the package manager. This isn't a great option: it is old and it doesn't have all the packages you might need. Installing the one via the TUG website is much better. See this blog discussion for arguments.

TeXlive comes with a variety of useful things like tlmgr for updating packages from CTAN and so on. This way you always have the most up to date packages.