This document provides an overview of traditional Linux publishing tools, including Groff, TeX, and LaTeX. Groff is an older generation document preparation system that operates like a compiler for batch processing. TeX was created by Donald Knuth as a digital typographical system and page markup language. LaTeX builds upon TeX and uses formatted text and document markup for word processing. The document discusses the history and features of these tools as well as their applications for writing documents with a focus on quality typesetting and multi-language support.