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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"[MNT]: Use fix-cm rather than type1cm for LaTeX","articleBody":"### Summary\r\n\r\nWhen I try use LaTeX with matplotlib (see script below), I get an error containing `! LaTeX Error: File type1cm.sty not found`. On [the site for `type1cm`](https://ctan.org/pkg/type1cm), it says \"Note that the LATEX distribution now contains a package `fix-cm`, which performs the task of `type1cm`, as well as doing the same job for T1- and TS1-encoded ec fonts\". On my system/LaTeX installation, `fix-cm` is installed by default, whereas `type1cm` is not, so assuming this is generally true for other users, it would make more sense for matplotlib to use `fix-cm` instead of `type1cm`, as this should achieve the same results, and avoid forcing the user to install extra LaTeX packages.\r\n\r\n```python\r\nimport matplotlib.pyplot as plt\r\nimport matplotlib\r\n\r\nmatplotlib.rc('font', **{'family': 'serif', 'serif': ['Computer Modern']})\r\nmatplotlib.rc('text', usetex=True)\r\n\r\nplt.plot([1, 2], c=\"b\")\r\nplt.savefig(\"output.png\")\r\n```\r\n\r\nPython 3.10.12\r\nmatplotlib Version: 3.8.2\r\nUbuntu 22.04.1 LTS\r\n\r\n### Proposed fix\r\n\r\nUse fix-cm rather than type1cm for LaTeX","author":{"url":"https://github.com/jakelevi1996","@type":"Person","name":"jakelevi1996"},"datePublished":"2024-01-15T11:59:38.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":6},"url":"https://github.com/27654/matplotlib/issues/27654"}