diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index a1b3ac8..3cab2b8 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ set spelllang=en_us
 set fillchars+=eob:~
 set showtabline=2
 set laststatus=2
+set backspace=indent,eol,start  " more powerful backspacing
 " ------------------
 
 " Basic styling
@@ -38,12 +39,27 @@ highlight CursorLine ctermbg=Black cterm=NONE
 highlight CursorLineNr ctermbg=Black cterm=bold ctermfg=Green
 highlight LineNr ctermbg=Black ctermfg=White
 
+" OS detection
+" ---------------------------------------------
+if !exists("g:os_current")
+	if system('uname -s') == "Linux\n"
+		let g:os_current = "Linux"
+	elseif system('uname -s') == "Darwin\n"
+		let g:os_current = "Darwin"
+	else
+		echom "Error: the current operating system won't support my Vim Config" 
+		let g:os_current = "Other"
+	endif
+endif
+" ---------------------------------------------
 " Plugin settings
 " ------------------
 call plug#begin()
 Plug 'https://github.com/Badacadabra/vim-archery'
 Plug 'vim-airline/vim-airline'
 Plug 'vim-airline/vim-airline-themes'
+Plug 'lervag/vimtex'
+Plug 'Valloric/YouCompleteMe'
 call plug#end()
 
 " Theme configuration
@@ -57,3 +73,22 @@ let g:airline#extensions#tabline#left_alt_sep = '|'
 let g:airline_symbols = {}
 let g:airline_symbols.colnr = ' ㏇:'
 
+" LaTeX
+let g:tex_flavor='latex'
+set sw=2
+set iskeyword+=:
+let g:vimtex_view_method = "skim"
+let g:vimtex_compiler_latexmk= {'options' : ['-pdf', '-shell-escape', '-verbose', '-file-line-error', '-synctex=1', '-interaction=nonstopmode',],} " we need to enable -shell-escape to be able to use externalization library for avioiding recompiling unchanged diagrams/graphs created using tikz/pgfplots
+if !exists('g:ycm_semantic_triggers')
+      let g:ycm_semantic_triggers = {}
+	endif
+au VimEnter * let g:ycm_semantic_triggers.tex=g:vimtex#re#youcompleteme
+" ---------------------------------------------
+
+
+" Miscelanious
+" ---------------------------------------------
+" Easier write command
+let mapleader = " "
+nnoremap <leader>w <Cmd>write<CR>
+