2.21.2 Greatest hits from previous weeks

Greatest hits from previous weeks:

2.21.2.1 How to install "vanilla" TeXLive on Debian or Ubuntu?

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/1092/how-to-install-vanilla-texlive-on-debian-or-ubuntu

Debian and Ubuntu have very good texlive packaging. But I'd like to use tlmgr to have a more fine-grained control about upgrades and which packages I want to be installed. So how do I install  ...
 

- asked by Dima (178 votes), answered by frabjous (62 votes)

2.21.2.2 How to create posters using LaTeX

http://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/341/how-to-create-posters-using-latex

I want to create posters for my poster presentation on a conference. What tools or LaTeX classes are available for preparing posters ?
 

- asked by hayalci (264 votes), answered by mbq (102 votes)