emacs vi questions (non-religious questions)

[frootstripe]

Hi,

I've installed Kubuntu 3.10 and was wondering what packages I want to apt-get to get the macros for python on both emacs and vi. Would also like to produce latex and docbook sgml files.

[toojays]

My answers are for emacs, which is my editor of choice. For python, install python-mode. Emacs comes with a basic LaTeX mode, but the auctex mode is highly recommended for advanced LaTeX use. For sgml files, install the psgml package. If you ever use DocBook XML, I highly recommend the nxml-mode package.

[hod139]

Hi,

I've installed Kubuntu 3.10 and was wondering what packages I want to apt-get to get the macros for python on both emacs and vi. Would also like to produce latex and docbook sgml files.

For latex you need to install tetex-base and probably want to install tetex-extra.

sudo apt-get install tetex-base tetex-extra

The tetex-extra package contains many of the useful latex styles (like amstex) you will most likely need.