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# Curriculum Vitae for Alan Orth
A CV written in LaTeX using the [moderncv ](http://www.ctan.org/pkg/moderncv ) class.
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## Sample
Here's what it looks like with real data, using the "classic" style and blue color scheme:
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## Why
I decided to start keeping my CV in LaTeX because:
* I can never find my CV when I need it
* I have dozens of files named `resume.doc` on my computer
* LaTeX -> PDF ensures a consisent, beautiful layout
* Writing your CV in a source-based language means you can track it in git (w00t!)
## Usage
To "build" a PDF you simply type:
make
To clean up all generated and intermediate content, type:
make clean
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## Pre-requistes for building
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Depending on your GNU/Linux distribution the package names may be different. Basically, you need the `texlive` package, as well as whichever "extras" package contains the
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moderncv stuff.
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__On Arch Linux:__
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sudo pacman -Sy texlive-core texlive-latexextra
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__On Fedora:__
sudo yum install texlive texlive-moderncv
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__On Ubuntu:__
sudo add-apt-repository ppa:texlive-backports
sudo apt-get install texlive
sudo apt-get --no-install-recommends install texlive-latex-extra
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__Others:__ send a pull request with instructions for your distro.
