diff --git a/doc/config.rst b/doc/config.rst
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@@ -1500,6 +1500,37 @@ the `Dublin Core metadata <http://dublincore.org/>`_.
 Options for LaTeX output
 ------------------------
 
+.. note::
+
+   Apart from the ``pdflatex`` (``lualatex``, ``xelatex``) and ``makeindex``
+   binaries (``platex``, ``dvipdfmx``, ``mendex`` for Japanese) these LaTeX
+   "packages" are required (their dependencies are not listed because they
+   should be included in the TeX installation if the package itself is):
+
+     alltt amsmath amssymb amstext babel capt-of cmap color fancyhdr fancyvrb
+     float fncychap fontenc fontspec (Unicode engines) framed geometry
+     graphicx hypcap hyperref inputenc kvoptions longtable makeidx needspace
+     parskip polyglossia (Unicode engines) tabulary textcomp threeparttable
+     times titlesec upquote wrapfig xcolor eqparbox multirow
+
+   Many are already in the quasi-minimal TeXLive install consisting of its
+   collections ``latexrecommended`` and ``fontsrecommended`` and their
+   automatic dependencies. Those in collection ``latexextra`` are:
+
+      capt-of fncychap framed needspace tabulary threeparttable titlesec
+      upquote wrapfig eqparbox multirow
+
+   .. comment I am listing the latter two last because they will be deprecated
+      at Sphinx 1.6 and removed at 1.7
+
+   Sphinx uses document classes ``article``, ``report`` and ``jreport``,
+   ``jsbook`` for Japanese.
+
+   The testing of Sphinx LaTeX is done using Debian/TeXLive 2013.
+
+   .. versionchanged:: 1.6
+      Formerly, testing was done on Debian/TeXLive 2009.
+
 These options influence LaTeX output. See further :doc:`latex`.
 
 .. confval:: latex_engine