Install enter-tex with Homebrew, apt, Nix, pacman

Project links

• Homepage
• Upstream docs
• Package manager page

Commands and aliases

• enter-tex

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

• https://gitlab.gnome.org/swilmet/enter-tex/-/blob/main/README.md
• https://gitlab.gnome.org/World/gedit/enter-tex/-/blob/main/docs/more-information.md
• https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/enter-tex