Compilers

LaTeX compilers

pdfLaTeX

LuaLaTeX

To use LuaLaTeX, install the luatex package.

Latexmk

XeLaTeX

to use XeLaTeX, install the xetex package.

Texliveonfly

Have a look at https://tex.stackexchange.com/a/463842/98850

Tectonic

Since b0.6.6

Please leave a comment at https://github.com/tectonic-typesetting/tectonic/issues/62 to vote for documentation. Or better yet, help them writing it.

Available command line arguments can be found at https://github.com/tectonic-typesetting/tectonic/blob/master/src/bin/tectonic.rs#L158

BibTeX compilers

If you are confused about the differences between BibTeX, BibTeX and Biber, as well as biblatex and natbib then have a look at https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/25701/bibtex-vs-biber-and-biblatex-vs-natbib

bibtex

biber