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= Linux Installation =
 
 
 
 
== Distribution based TeX Installation with Bleeding Edge ConTeXt ==
 
 
Distribution based TeX installations usually update ConTeXt one to four times a year. ConTeXt beta versions are usually released one to four times a week. So, ConTeXt is usually somewhat out of date in most distributions. For most uses, the previous stable version is OK, but if you want to use a new feature, you will have to get an up to date ConTeXt. It is possible to manually update a distribution based ConTeXt installation, but you really need to know you distributions packaging scheme, and the TeX installation structure to it correctly. So, manually updating a distrbution based ConTeXt installation is not recommended. Instead, you should use [[ConTeXt Minimals]]. They can be installed in parallel to the distribution based TeX installation and do not interfere with it. So you can use your distribution's TeX installation for plain TeX and LaTeX, and use the minimals for ConTeXt. For details see
 
 
* [[ ConTeXt Minimals ]]
 
 
== Local TeX distribution with  Stable ConTeXt ==
 
 
If your distribution does not provide an up to date TeX installation, you can install [[TeX-live]] which provides comprehensive coverage of TeX engines (tex, pdftex, xetex, luatex), TeX macro packages (plain TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt) and TeX fonts. For more details see
 
 
* [[TeX-live | TeX-live installation]]
 
* [[Running Mark IV]] in TeXLive 2008
 
 
 
 
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