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Document two alternative ways to install TeX on Windows (#16)
Keep miktex installation process documentation, add documentation about texlive distribution. Also add a self-check step after TeX installation
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* **Windows**:
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1. Install [Chocolatey](https://chocolatey.org/install)
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2. Install miktex
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2. Install TeX distribution:
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Choose one of two (any) TeX distribution to install
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- miktex
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```bash
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choco install miktex
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```
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Add miktex installation path to your system PATH environment variable. Default installation location: "C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\miktex\bin\x64"
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- texlive (takes more disk space and time to setup)
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```bash
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choco install texive --params="'/scheme:full'" --execution-timeout=10000
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```
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3. Refresh your environment (reopen the console or type `refreshenv`) and check if TeX distribution is set up. E.g. use this command (it should be available and display the current version of pdflatex tool):
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```bash
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choco install miktex
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pdflatex --version
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```
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3. Add miktex installation path to your system PATH environment variable. Default installation location: "C:\Program Files\MiKTeX\miktex\bin\x64"
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* **Linux**:
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