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latex support

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Description

Description of the new feature / enhancement

I would like to have a one-liner in winget to allow me to:

Install a latex distribution - and make sure it works
Install make - and make sure it works

And have my system ready to compile arcane latex packages.

How can I do that with winget?

Proposed technical implementation details

sudo apt-get install texlive-full

Will get me everything I want, and also make sure that things are not duplicated in my system, and that my machine will not get broken or incompatible tools installed side by side.

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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by examining how winget represents package installations, then compare the requested LaTeX distribution and make setup with the proposed texlive-full command. Define what package selection and successful installation would need to provide before determining whether the request is complete.

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Assessment

Tech stack
latex
Domain
cli
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
5/5
Estimated time
Over a week
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
25/100

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