Latexsysteme
Latexsysteme are software environments used to compile LaTeX documents. A LaTeX system includes the TeX engine, the LaTeX macro package, fonts, and utilities for bibliography and indexing. It provides a high-level interface for document preparation, focusing on structure and typography rather than low-level formatting.
Core components include the TeX engine (such as pdfTeX, XeTeX, and LuaTeX), the LaTeX macro package, optional
Popular distributions are TeX Live (cross-platform), MiKTeX (primarily Windows with on-demand package installation), and MacTeX (macOS).
Workflow and tools: users write .tex source files and compile them using pdflatex, xelatex, or lualatex, depending
History and usage: LaTeX was created by Leslie Lamport in the 1980s as a macro layer on