Proper paper formatting with Latex and IEEEtran

Many scientific papers use Latex for formatting. There exists an Latex class called IEEEtran which "produce high quality typeset papers" (example here). Besides from being nice, it is also a requirement for many conferences/journals to submit papers using this class. But how do we install it on Ubuntu/Debian?

I re-installed one of my workstation with Ubuntu 8.04 here the other day. On it, I also need Latex with the IEEEtran class. To my surprise, installing it was easier than I though:

First we install the required Latex packages:

 # apt-get install texlive-latex-base texlive-latex-recommended texlive-fonts-recommended texlive-pictures texlive-science texlive-science texlive-latex-extra

Now, instead of manually installing the IEEEtran class, its already available in apt:

 # apt-get install texlive-publishers texlive-publishers-doc

Installed with documentation! Full read here:

 $ evince /usr/share/doc/texlive-publishers-doc/latex/IEEEtran/IEEEtran_HOWTO.pdf

and

 $ evince /usr/share/doc/texlive-publishers-doc/latex/IEEEtran/IEEEtran_bst_HOWTO.pdf

Now its just to install Emacs with my favorite Latex-mode:

  # apt-get install emacs23 auctex emacs23-el

Ready for writing!