< [[Installation hints]] | [[TeX Distributions]] >__NOTOC__Since April 2019, there is a new major version of ConTeXt, named '''ConTeXt LMTX'''.
It is a new implementation tuned for LuaMetaTeX TeX engine, the lean and mean successor of the LuaTeX TeX engine (see [https://tug.org/TUGboat/tb40-1/tb124hagen-lmtx.pdf article]).
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=== #1- Download ===
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<li class= Look before you leap "DownloadRework" style="text-align:left;">=== ⯆ GNU/Linux ===<ul style="text-align:left;"><small><li>X86 [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-linux.zip 32b] | [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-linux-64.zip 64b]</li><li>ARM [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-linux-armhf.zip 32b] | [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-linux-aarch64.zip 64b]</li></small></ul></li>
Most [[TeX Distributions]] include an installation of ConTeXt already.To see if it's installed on your system run context <li class="DownloadRework" style="text--versionalign:left;">
If it is not installed, there are two important considerations=== ⯆ Windows ===<ul style="text-align:left;"><li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-mswin.zip 32b]</li><li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-win64.zip 64b]</li></ul></li>
* Do you want a '''ConTeXt distribution''' or do you want a '''TeX distribution''' (plain TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt, and lots of other goodies)?<li class="DownloadRework" style="text-align:left;">* Do you want a '''stable''' version of ConTeXt, or do you want the '''beta''' or '''bleeding edge''' versions? Remember that ConTeXt gets updated frequently=== ⯆ MacOS ===<ul style="text-align:left;"><li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-osx-64.zip 64b]</li></ul></li>
If you are on a Linux system, there is also a third consideration<li class="DownloadRework" style="text-align: Do you want a '''distribution package''', or do you want your own '''local TeX''' installationleft;">=== ⯆ Free BSD ===<ul style="text-align:left;"><li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-freebsd.zip 32b] (untested)</li><li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-freebsd-amd64.zip 64b]</li></ul></li>
<li class= Installation "DownloadRework" style="text-align:left;">select your operating system=== ⯆ OpenBSD6.5 ===<ul style="text-align:left;"><li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-openbsd6.5.zip 32b] (untested)</li><li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-openbsd6.5-amd64.zip 64b]</li></ul></li>
<li class="DownloadRework" style= Unix (linux"text-align:left;">=== ⯆ OpenBSD6.6 ===<ul style="text-align:left;"><li>[http:/bsd/lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-openbsd6.6.zip 32b] (untested) ==</li>In decreasing order of simplicity, here are a few options<li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-openbsd6.6-amd64.zip 64b]</li></ul></li></ul>
* (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]].</li>* 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).</ul>
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<ul style="display: grid;grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, if you need '''just ConTeXt and no LaTeX'''minmax(20em, you can use the [[ConTeXt Standalone]] installation. The ConTeXt Standalone installation does not require the de1fr)); grid-gap:3rem; justify-content: space-between;list-style: none;padding: 0px;margin: 0px; "><li style="height: stretch; padding: 10px; background-color: #f6f6f6; ">=== #2-installation of other TeX distributions and can be used in parallel.Installation ===
=== 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]]
# Create a directory for, e.g. data/context# Go there and download the relevant zip for your plateform (see aside)# Unpack the zip, some files will appear# Execute the install program, which will take care of downloading the distribution:#* WINDOWS: <code>install.bat</code>#* UNIX: <code>install.sh</code> (set the executable permissions)# Add ConTeXt to your system PATH :#* WINDOWS: run <code>setpath.bat</code>#* UNIX: use the PATH instructions provided at the end of <code>install.sh</code> with:::: Bash shell <code>echo 'export PATH=...thepathinstructions...:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc</code>::: Sh/Ksh shell <code>echo 'export PATH=...thepathinstructions...:$PATH' >> ~/.profile</code>::: Tcsh/csh shell <code>echo 'set path = Fedora ===($path ...thepathinstructions...)' >> ~/.cshrc</code></li>
Detils for [http<li style="height://fedoraproject.org Fedora] version 11, 12 and 13 are at [httpstretch; padding://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 10px; background-color: #f6f6f6; ">=== #3- First Run with ConTeXt packages and requires absolutely no manual configuration to get working Mk II and Mk IV. Highly recommended.! ===
=== funtoo ===* Download the tex input file [[Media:Hello-world.tex|Hello-World.tex]] from our [[Detailed_Example|Detailed example]]* Run <code>context Hello-world.tex</code> in your shell* Check the pdf output <code>Hello-world.pdf</code>.
If you are using You can also follow our two steps tutorial:* [http://funtoo.org funtoo[First Document| Your 1st document]] there are ebuilds that will make an installation as easy as installing any other package from portage. Take * and a look at the more [[ConTeXt Standalone FuntooDetailed Example|Detailed example]] 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.=== #4-Update ? ===
You can [httpJust replay the install program, it also take care of updating the distribution://software.opensuse* WINDOWS: <code>install.orgbat</search?q=context search for OpenSUSE packages online]code>In OpenSUSE 11.3 there are two packages available* UNIX: <code>install. sh</code> (set the executable permissions)* texlive-context-2010-33.1.noarch.rpm</li>* texlive-context-2009-26.1.noarch.rpm</ul>
=== 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.=== Official installation page ===
The official page '''[[TeX Livehttp://www.pragma-ade.com/install.htm Installing CONTEXT LMTX ]] as ''' is hosted by Pragma-Ade, which also provides* a standalone 2 pages '''[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/installation will run "out of the box" on all recent versions of freeBSD (7.pdf installation guide]''', 8, 9) and extended support is available * a 1 page [http://distribution.contextgarden.net/current/context/experimental/doc/context/documents/general/leaflets/leaflet-context.pdf leaflet for earlier versions; The [[ConTeXt StandaloneLMTX]* a 1 page [http://distribution.contextgarden.net/current/context/experimental/doc/context/documents/general/leaflets/leaflet-luametatex.pdf leaflet for LuaMetaTeX] installation is compiled for the latest stable release (currently 8.2).
=== OpenBSD ===
* [[OpenBSD === Further installation|OpenBSD]]instructions ===
== Mac OS X ==* [[Mac InstallationInstalling ConTeXt LMTX on MacOS]]
== 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.----
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