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[johnsmith]

Hello, I'm trying to write pdfs with ubuntu.
So I installed these packages :
texlive-latex-base
texlive-latex-base-doc
texlive-latex-extra
texlive-latex-extra-doc
texlive-latex-recommended
texlive-latex-recommended-doc
and texmaker.

I have a few problems.
First of all texmaker doesn't show as many tools as I would like. I would prefer something that looks like texniccenter, or at least something that looks like what I found here on google, while searching for "texmaker screenshots". Instead, I get this.
Second of all, as you can see on the screenshot that I made, there's an error on compiling. What should I do so that at least each package listed in the screenshot is available ?
Moreover, as you can see on the screenshot as well, there seems to be a problem with the line count : the line number should be 2 and not 3. How to fix that ?

Thanks.

[johnsmith]

I installed texlive-math-extra, and now the compiling error is gone.
The two other problems are yet to be solved though.
Plus, I just noticed that the accents (é,è, etc) are not displayed properly. How to fix that ?

[johnsmith]

Can someone help me please?

[meho_r]

Please, provide an example (MWE) that can be tested. Generally, you enter accents using special commands like \'e for é etc. However, you can use direct input too, but to get things right you should use utf8 input encoding. Put this code into the Preamble:

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\usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}

Missing packages should go into the place where TeX will find them, either inside the TeX tree (for TeXLive2007, /usr/share/texmf-texlive/tex/latex), or into texlive directory which is located in your home directory (something like .texlive2007 or .texmf or similar, depending on your TeXLive installation; mine is .texlive2009; note that these directories are hidden, so don't forget to set Nautilus to show hidden files: Ctrl+H).

However, installing packages through TeXLive package manager is much more convenient, but I don't remember TeXLive 2007 had one. Since you installed texlive from Ubuntu's repos, then you have a very old TeXLive 2007. I recommend you download the latest TeXLive 2009, preferably .iso package (can be obtained from here; note that it is quite large, over 1GB, but you'll have a complete system then). You can install it system-wide or into your home directory (I personally prefer the latter; here are quick instructions regarding the installation).