diff --git a/latex/Dockerfile b/latex/Dockerfile
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+FROM debian:wheezy
+MAINTAINER Johannes Schickling "schickling.j@gmail.com"
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND noninteractive
+
+ADD install.sh install.sh
+RUN chmod +x install.sh && ./install.sh && rm install.sh
+
+VOLUME ["/source"]
+WORKDIR /source
+CMD ["bash"]
diff --git a/latex/README.md b/latex/README.md
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+# latex
+
+Full texlive distribution
+
+## Usage
+
+```sh
+$ docker run --rm -it -v $(pwd):/source schickling/latex
+```
+
+Mount your local source folder to the container and run it inside the container.
+
+#### Compiling a latex document
+
+```sh
+$ pdflatex my-document.tex
+```
+
+#### Compiling a xetex document
+
+```sh
+$ xelatex my-document.xtx
+```
diff --git a/latex/install.sh b/latex/install.sh
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+#! /bin/bash
+
+# exit if a command fails
+set -e
+
+# install full texlive distribution
+apt-get update && apt-get install -y texlive-full
+
+# cleanup package manager
+apt-get autoclean && apt-get clean
+rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/* /tmp/* /var/tmp/*
+
+# prepare dir
+mkdir /source
diff --git a/octave/Dockerfile b/octave/Dockerfile
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--- a/octave/Dockerfile
+++ b/octave/Dockerfile
@@ -8,4 +8,4 @@ RUN chmod +x install.sh && ./install.sh && rm install.sh
 
 VOLUME ["/source"]
 WORKDIR /source
-CMD ["bash"]
+CMD ["octave"]