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=== Mako's Beamer Templates ====
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Copyright (c) 2013-2026 Benjamin Mako Hill <mako@atdot.cc> / <makohill@uw.edu>
This repository contains a Beamer presentation template I use for my
own presentations. Others in the CDSC lab also use it for lab
presentations. It is released under the GNU GPL version 3 or later.
The latest version can be found on GitLab at:
https://gitlab.com/makoshark/beamer-mako
You can clone the repository with:
git clone https://gitlab.com/makoshark/beamer-mako.git
Bug reports, comments, questions, and patches can be directed to:
Benjamin Mako Hill <makohill@uw.edu> [work]
Benjamin Mako Hill <mako@atdot.cc> [personal]
Patches can be submitted as merge requests via GitLab, or by cloning
the repository and sending patches by email:
git format-patch origin/master
git send-email *.patch
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=== Dependencies ===============
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On Debian or Ubuntu, install the following packages:
* latexmk
* texlive-xetex
* texlive-latex-recommended
* texlive-latex-extra
apt install latexmk texlive-xetex texlive-latex-recommended \
texlive-latex-extra
On other systems, installing a full TeX Live distribution should provide
everything needed.
The template uses the Metropolis Beamer theme, bundled in the template/
directory along with the OpenSans and RobotoMono fonts it requires.
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=== Scripts ====================
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new_beamer_presentation
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Creates a new presentation directory from the template. Takes a
destination directory as its argument:
new_beamer_presentation <directory>
Example:
new_beamer_presentation my-talk
This creates my-talk/ populated with the template files, with the main
source file renamed to my-talk.tex. Fonts are symlinked from the source
repository rather than copied, so the repository must remain in place.
Symlink the script into your PATH with:
ln -s ~/tex/beamer-mako/new_beamer_presentation ~/bin/
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