== Unix ==
The following steps in this section show how to download and install ConTeXt for a 64-bit Linux system. Change archive file download link as needed for your target platform. Open a new terminal then run the following commands:
# mkdir $HOME/bin/context
Update the PATH environment variable by using the instructions displayed by the install program. The instructions will vary depending on the type of shell being used:
* '''Bash''': <code>echo 'export PATH=...thepathinstructionsinstructions...:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc</code>* '''Zsh''': <code>echo 'export PATH=...thepathinstructionsinstructions...:$PATH' >> ~/.zshenv</code>* '''Sh'''/'''Ksh''': <code>echo 'export PATH=...thepathinstructionsinstructions...:$PATH' >> ~/.profile</code>* '''Tcsh'''/'''csh''': <code>echo 'set path = ($path ...thepathinstructionsinstructions...)' >> ~/.cshrc</code>
For example, if ConTeXt was downloaded into `$HOME/bin/context` on a system running bash, then the following line would update the PATH environment variable: