The Kile Handbook
Kile is a TEX and LATEX source editor and shell.

Preface

Requirements
To run Kile, you need to have the following components installed on your system:
K Desktop environment (): is a popular open-source desktop environment.
: is a C++ and network library needed to compile Kile.
LATEX: high-quality document typesetting program. Most likely you want the TeX Live (or on older systems the teTEX) package, if you are on a -like system.
Most of these items might be included in your distribution; please refer to your distribution documentation, or refer to your installation or DVD, for adding these packages to your computer.
Kile might also be available as a pre-compiled package for your distribution already. Please check with the package manager of your distribution.

Intended Audience
This manual is intended for any individual, regardless of her or his experience with LATEX, , Kile or .
Advanced users are not likely to read this manual, but all suggestions on documentation will be considered. If you would like to contribute to this project or the documentation, please consult the Kile web page.
Do you need answers about Kile? Are you stuck with the compilation process? Do you want to see a new feature implemented? The preferred way to ask technical questions or to start a discussion is to use our mailing list: kile-devel@lists.sourceforge.net.