Latex docker container with R statistics package

This container helps compiling latex sources without the need to install all latex packages on your system. It also includes the R statistics package.

Setup

Pull image (from Docker Hub):

$ docker pull zapster/r-base-latex

or build:

$ docker build -t zapster/r-base-latex .

Usage:

$ cd path/to/latex/src

# start container
$ docker run --rm -it -v $(pwd):/home/docker/data -w /home/docker/data zapster/r-base-latex

# use latex in the shell
docker$ pdflatex example.tex
docker$ pdflatex example.tex