# Install enter-tex with Homebrew, apt, Nix, pacman TeX/LaTeX text editor. Version 3.49.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-05. Also installable with debian: sudo apt install enter-tex. ## Install ```sh sudo av install brew:enter-tex ``` Additional install commands: ### macOS - Homebrew (100%): ```sh brew install enter-tex ``` Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata ### Linux - Debian apt (92%): ```sh sudo apt install enter-tex ``` Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: enter-tex from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz - Nix (92%): ```sh nix profile install nixpkgs#enter-tex ``` Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/en/enter-tex/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman (92%): ```sh sudo pacman -S enter-tex ``` Evidence: Arch Linux sync databases: enter-tex from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz ## Package facts - **Package key:** brew:enter-tex - **Package manager:** Homebrew - **Version:** 3.49.0 - **Source summary:** TeX/LaTeX text editor - **Homepage:** - **Last updated:** 2026-07-05T04:22:29Z - **Generated:** 2026-08-03T19:37:03+00:00 ## Executables - enter-tex (alias) ## Install behavior - Bottle: not available ## Freshness - Page generated: 2026-08-03 - Package-manager version: 3.49.0 ## Project history and usage Enter TeX is a GTK/GNOME-oriented TeX and LaTeX editor whose official README says development began in 2009. It continues the same application line that was previously known as LaTeXila and then GNOME LaTeX. ### Project history The project began as a focused LaTeX editor and later changed names as it moved through GNOME-adjacent identities: LaTeXila, GNOME LaTeX, and Enter TeX. Its official documentation frames the application around editing TeX source directly while simplifying authoring with build tools, completion, document structure navigation, symbol tables, templates, spell-checking, and PDF source synchronization. Enter TeX depends on GTK 3 and a set of Gedit Technology libraries, which places it in the GNOME text-editor ecosystem rather than among standalone terminal LaTeX helpers. ### Adoption history The project's own documentation points users to operating-system packages via Repology and notes old tarball locations for the LaTeXila and GNOME LaTeX names. Homebrew also packages it as `enter-tex`, showing that the editor is distributed outside Linux desktop repositories even though its roots are clearly GNOME. ### How it is used Enter TeX is used as a graphical editor for TeX and LaTeX documents. Its build-tool integration defaults to Latexmk while still supporting lower-level commands such as pdflatex, dvipdf, and bibtex, which suits users who want a GUI but still work directly with TeX source. The package is most relevant to desktop users who want GNOME-style editing, project management, completion, document outlines, and symbol helpers rather than a terminal-only LaTeX workflow. ### Why package nerds care Package nerds care about Enter TeX because it preserves the lineage of a long-running GNOME LaTeX editor under a new name. The rename history means package metadata, old tarballs, and dependency expectations matter when connecting modern formulas to older distro packages. ### Timeline - 2009: Development begins, according to the official README. - 2010s: The application is known as LaTeXila and later GNOME LaTeX. - 2020s: The project is distributed as Enter TeX with releases created from Git tags. ### Related projects - Enter TeX is based on Gedit Technology libraries including libgedit-amtk, libgedit-gfls, libgedit-gtksourceview, libgedit-tepl, and gspell. - Latexmk is the recommended default build helper, with traditional TeX commands such as pdflatex, dvipdf, and bibtex also supported. ### Sources - - - ## Security Notes narrow executable package without higher-risk signals. - **Geiger risk:** green / low - narrow executable package without higher-risk signals ## Other Package-Manager Records - Debian apt - enter-tex - 3.48.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: enter-tex from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | LaTeX editor designed for the GNOME desktop | https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/gedit/enter-tex - Debian apt - latexila - 3.48.0-1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: latexila from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | LaTeX editor designed for the GNOME desktop - transitional package | https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/gedit/enter-tex - Nix - enter-tex: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/en/enter-tex/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1 - pacman - enter-tex - 3.49.0-4: normalized package name match | Arch Linux sync databases: enter-tex from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz | TeX/LaTeX text editor | https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/gedit/enter-tex ## Combined YAML source View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/enter-tex.yml](https://github.com/mxcl/pkgdb/blob/main/combined/enter-tex.yml) ## Sources - pkg.so package database - Geiger risk classifier - curated package history - pkgdb category and tag curation - external package-manager database matches - cross-ecosystem install command graph