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Copy of previous Installation page which content was from 2012, and possibly confusing for users
< [[Installation hints]] | [[TeX Distributions]] >
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{{note | The officially recommended way of installing ConTeXt on all platforms is using [[ConTeXt Standalone|ConTeXt Suite]]}}
= Look before you leap =
Most [[TeX Distributions]] include an installation of ConTeXt already.
To see if it's installed on your system run
context --version
If it is not installed, there are two important considerations.
* Do you want a '''ConTeXt distribution''' or do you want a '''TeX distribution''' (plain TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt, and lots of other goodies)?
* Do you want a '''stable''' version of ConTeXt, or do you want the '''beta''' or '''bleeding edge''' versions? Remember that ConTeXt gets updated frequently.
If you are on a Linux system, there is also a third consideration: Do you want a '''distribution package''', or do you want your own '''local TeX''' installation.
= Installation =
select your operating system
== Unix (linux/bsd/...) ==
In decreasing order of simplicity, here are a few options:
* (simplest) If you distribution supports [[TeX Live]] packages, use them. Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Gentoo, Fedora, Arch and Mandriva (if not too old) do so. See [[Debian installation]] or [[Ubuntu installation]].
* Otherwise, use a fresh [[TeX Live]] installation. The problem with this method is that you'll probably have to redo the installation once a year, when the new TeX Live DVD comes out.
If you will use TeX Live, you have to delete the distribution-provided teTeX packages (if they exist).
If you are running an rpm-based distribution (RedHat, Fedora, Mandrake, Mandriva etc.), then you can most easily uninstall them like so:
rpm --qa | grep tetex
rpm --erase <package-names>
<code>rpm</code>'s dependencies will tell you what other TeX-related packages are installed but don't have 'tetex' in their names!
FreeBSD also still contains teTeX in its ports distribution (with many dependencies). These packages can be deleted as follows:
pkg_info | grep tetex
pkg_delete tetex\*
Note, however, that teTeX will again be pulled-in by other packages, for example if options installing formatted documentation are activated.
* Alternatively, if you need '''just ConTeXt and no LaTeX''', you can use the [[ConTeXt Standalone]] installation. The ConTeXt Standalone installation does not require the de-installation of other TeX distributions and can be used in parallel.
=== Debian / (K)Ubuntu ===
Debian_TeXlive_install (Debian/linux and Debian/kfreebsd)
* [[Debian installation| install ConTeXt on Debian]]
* [[Ubuntu installation| install ConTeXt on Ubuntu]]
* [[Debian TeXlive install| install TeXlive on Debian]]
=== Fedora ===
Detils for [http://fedoraproject.org Fedora] version 11, 12 and 13 are at [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/TeXLive Fedora Project Wiki TeX Live page] maintained by Jindrich Novy. The repository provides a snapshot of TeX Live 2010 tlpretest, and it includes very new ConTeXt packages and requires absolutely no manual configuration to get working Mk II and Mk IV. Highly recommended.
=== funtoo ===
If you are using [http://funtoo.org funtoo] there are ebuilds that will make an installation as easy as installing any other package from portage. Take a look at the [[ConTeXt Standalone Funtoo]] Howto. This might also work for [http://www.gentoo.org gentoo], but is untested right now.
=== openSUSE ===
OpenSUSE (starting from 10.3beta3) comes with TeX Live and offers also XeTeX. 10.3b3 contains ConTeXt 2007.01.12.
You can [http://software.opensuse.org/search?q=context search for OpenSUSE packages online]
In OpenSUSE 11.3 there are two packages available.
* texlive-context-2010-33.1.noarch.rpm
* texlive-context-2009-26.1.noarch.rpm
=== freeBSD ===
FreeBSD still relies on teTeX in the ports collection. Alternately, TeXlive is now available as a branch extension, see [http://code.google.com/p/freebsd-texlive/wiki/Installing] and [http://romain.blogreen.org/blog/2011/08/texlive-2011-on-freebsd/], until migration to the main ports branch is completed.
[[TeX Live]] as a standalone installation will run "out of the box" on all recent versions of freeBSD (7, 8, 9) and extended support is available for earlier versions; The [[ConTeXt Standalone]] installation is compiled for the latest stable release (currently 8.2).
=== OpenBSD ===
* [[OpenBSD installation|OpenBSD]]
== Mac OS X ==
* [[Mac Installation]]
== Windows ==
There are two main TeX distributions for Windows wich contain a stable context
* [[MikTeX]] (currently '''ConTeXt support is broken''')
* [[TeX Live]] (provides stable ConTeXt)
Use [[ConTeXt Standalone|ConTeXt Suite]], if you want up to date ConTeXt.
* [[Windows Installation]] ''(if you are also using LaTeX or have a favourite editor)''
* [[Windows Installation: ConTeXt Suite with SciTe]] ''(the "for dummies" version for those who haven't done any TeXing before)''
== Installation from source ==
* [[TeX Live | TeX Live installation]]: Specific installation instructions using the TeX Live source distribution.
* [[Installation hints]]
== external manuals on installation ==
* [http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/minstall.pdf How to install context (outdated 2001)]
{{Getting started navbox}}
[[Category:Installation]]
{{Installation navbox}}
{{note | The officially recommended way of installing ConTeXt on all platforms is using [[ConTeXt Standalone|ConTeXt Suite]]}}
= Look before you leap =
Most [[TeX Distributions]] include an installation of ConTeXt already.
To see if it's installed on your system run
context --version
If it is not installed, there are two important considerations.
* Do you want a '''ConTeXt distribution''' or do you want a '''TeX distribution''' (plain TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt, and lots of other goodies)?
* Do you want a '''stable''' version of ConTeXt, or do you want the '''beta''' or '''bleeding edge''' versions? Remember that ConTeXt gets updated frequently.
If you are on a Linux system, there is also a third consideration: Do you want a '''distribution package''', or do you want your own '''local TeX''' installation.
= Installation =
select your operating system
== Unix (linux/bsd/...) ==
In decreasing order of simplicity, here are a few options:
* (simplest) If you distribution supports [[TeX Live]] packages, use them. Debian, Ubuntu, openSUSE, Gentoo, Fedora, Arch and Mandriva (if not too old) do so. See [[Debian installation]] or [[Ubuntu installation]].
* Otherwise, use a fresh [[TeX Live]] installation. The problem with this method is that you'll probably have to redo the installation once a year, when the new TeX Live DVD comes out.
If you will use TeX Live, you have to delete the distribution-provided teTeX packages (if they exist).
If you are running an rpm-based distribution (RedHat, Fedora, Mandrake, Mandriva etc.), then you can most easily uninstall them like so:
rpm --qa | grep tetex
rpm --erase <package-names>
<code>rpm</code>'s dependencies will tell you what other TeX-related packages are installed but don't have 'tetex' in their names!
FreeBSD also still contains teTeX in its ports distribution (with many dependencies). These packages can be deleted as follows:
pkg_info | grep tetex
pkg_delete tetex\*
Note, however, that teTeX will again be pulled-in by other packages, for example if options installing formatted documentation are activated.
* Alternatively, if you need '''just ConTeXt and no LaTeX''', you can use the [[ConTeXt Standalone]] installation. The ConTeXt Standalone installation does not require the de-installation of other TeX distributions and can be used in parallel.
=== Debian / (K)Ubuntu ===
Debian_TeXlive_install (Debian/linux and Debian/kfreebsd)
* [[Debian installation| install ConTeXt on Debian]]
* [[Ubuntu installation| install ConTeXt on Ubuntu]]
* [[Debian TeXlive install| install TeXlive on Debian]]
=== Fedora ===
Detils for [http://fedoraproject.org Fedora] version 11, 12 and 13 are at [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/TeXLive Fedora Project Wiki TeX Live page] maintained by Jindrich Novy. The repository provides a snapshot of TeX Live 2010 tlpretest, and it includes very new ConTeXt packages and requires absolutely no manual configuration to get working Mk II and Mk IV. Highly recommended.
=== funtoo ===
If you are using [http://funtoo.org funtoo] there are ebuilds that will make an installation as easy as installing any other package from portage. Take a look at the [[ConTeXt Standalone Funtoo]] Howto. This might also work for [http://www.gentoo.org gentoo], but is untested right now.
=== openSUSE ===
OpenSUSE (starting from 10.3beta3) comes with TeX Live and offers also XeTeX. 10.3b3 contains ConTeXt 2007.01.12.
You can [http://software.opensuse.org/search?q=context search for OpenSUSE packages online]
In OpenSUSE 11.3 there are two packages available.
* texlive-context-2010-33.1.noarch.rpm
* texlive-context-2009-26.1.noarch.rpm
=== freeBSD ===
FreeBSD still relies on teTeX in the ports collection. Alternately, TeXlive is now available as a branch extension, see [http://code.google.com/p/freebsd-texlive/wiki/Installing] and [http://romain.blogreen.org/blog/2011/08/texlive-2011-on-freebsd/], until migration to the main ports branch is completed.
[[TeX Live]] as a standalone installation will run "out of the box" on all recent versions of freeBSD (7, 8, 9) and extended support is available for earlier versions; The [[ConTeXt Standalone]] installation is compiled for the latest stable release (currently 8.2).
=== OpenBSD ===
* [[OpenBSD installation|OpenBSD]]
== Mac OS X ==
* [[Mac Installation]]
== Windows ==
There are two main TeX distributions for Windows wich contain a stable context
* [[MikTeX]] (currently '''ConTeXt support is broken''')
* [[TeX Live]] (provides stable ConTeXt)
Use [[ConTeXt Standalone|ConTeXt Suite]], if you want up to date ConTeXt.
* [[Windows Installation]] ''(if you are also using LaTeX or have a favourite editor)''
* [[Windows Installation: ConTeXt Suite with SciTe]] ''(the "for dummies" version for those who haven't done any TeXing before)''
== Installation from source ==
* [[TeX Live | TeX Live installation]]: Specific installation instructions using the TeX Live source distribution.
* [[Installation hints]]
== external manuals on installation ==
* [http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/minstall.pdf How to install context (outdated 2001)]
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