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system for

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(and for Mac and certain Linux distributions such as

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and

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). It also contains a set of related programs. MiKTeX provides the tools necessary to prepare documents using the TeX/LaTeX

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, as well as a simple TeX editor:

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. The name comes from Christian Schenk's login: MiK for Micro-Kid. MiKTeX can update itself by downloading new versions of previously installed components and packages, and has an easy installation process. Additionally, it can ask users whether they wish to download any packages that have not yet been installed but are requested by the current document. The current version of MiKTeX is 21.12 and is available at the MiKTeX homepage. In June 2020, Schenk decided to change the numbering convention; the new one is based on the release date. Thus 20.6 was released in June 2020. Since version 2.7, MiKTeX has support for

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and

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and compatibility with

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. A

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version of MiKTeX, as well as a command-line installer of it, are also available.

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