Latex on Ubuntu Linux...

I am using the follwing Ubuntu:

$ cat /proc/version
Linux version 2.6.32-24-generic-pae (buildd@palmer) (gcc version 4.4.3 (Ubuntu 4.4.3-4ubuntu5) ) #42-Ubuntu SMP Fri Aug 20 15:37:22 UTC 2010

Its quite simple to install Latex on Ubuntu:

Just run the following command and let it finish, it might take quite some time.

$sudo apt-get install texlive-full

You are done. Now we need to test it:

Download a simple Latex example from the following link;
http://www.cs.technion.ac.il/~yogi/Courses/CS-Scientific-Writing/examples/simple/simple.htm

Run the following commands:

1. This command will compile the tex document and create a DVI file.
$latex simple.txt

2. To create a PDF out of it:
$pdflatex simple.tex

3. Time to view your pdf file:
$xpdf simple.pdf

Thanks!.