Configure

User defined environment

$ mkdir ~/local/share/texmf/web2c
$ cp /usr/share/texmf/web2c/texmf.cnf ~/local/share/texmf/web2c/.

2. change some variables in the texmf.cnf file, eg.:

 HOMETEXMF  = ~/local/share/texmf
 TEXMFLOCAL = /usr/local/share/texmf
 TEXMF = {!!$HOMETEXMF,!!$TEXMFLOCAL,!!$TEXMFMAIN}

3. add the following line in your .bashrc:

export TEXMFCNF=$HOME/share/texmf/web2c

4. tell tex where to find your .sty files:

$ cd ~/local/share/texmf/
$ texhash (or mktexlsr)

this will create a file named ls-R (if the ls-R file already exists, the commands above will refresh the file), TeX use this file to find your .sty files.

letter paper

dvips a.dvi -tletter -o a.ps

Special Symbol

• Angstrom (Å) \AA