869
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
m
=== Prerequisites ===Select a folder where you want to install ConTeXt. For a single user installation, you can use your <code>$HOME/context</code> directory. For a multi-user installation, in Linux you can use<code>/opt/code</code>; in Mac you can use .... Note that, at present, while ''using'' MKIV, you need to have write permissions in the installation directory. In order to install the minimals, ownload [http://minimals.contextgarden.net/minimals/setup/first-setup.sh first-setup.sh], and place it in your installation directory. Then open a terminal, go to the installation directory, and run sh ./first-setup.sh
You need '''rsync'''This takes a long time, '''ruby''', around 200 MB free disk space (might change with time) and one of supported platforms (see below)so go have a coffee.
=== Installation ===
Go to a folder where you want to put ConTeXt. We'll assume installation into <code>~/context</code>, but you can install it anywhere where you have writing permissions. You can install several copies to several places without interference.
''(Mac users can also take a look at [[ConTeXt Minimals/Mac Installation]].)''
mkdir context && cd context
rsync -ptv rsync://contextgarden.net/minimals/setup/first-setup.sh .
./first-setup.sh
''... go and have a coffee ...''
→Installation: Cleaner installation description
ConTeXt macro files are small (less than 10MB), but the minimals comes with various free fonts which considerable increase the size of the distribution to around 200MB).
= Installation and use on Unix like platforms (Linux/FreeBSD/Solaris) =
== Linux/Mac/FreeBSD/Solaris Installation ==
=== Usage: permanent ===
luatools --generate
context --make en de
= Installation and usage on Mac =
{{todo| Merge details from [[ConTeXt Minimals/Mac Installation]] }}
== Installation and usage on Windows ==
=== Installation: global & GUI ===
