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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 So, ConTeXt is usually somewhat out of date in most distributions.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 = Look before 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 seeleap =
* Most [[ ConTeXt Minimals TeX Distributions]]include an installation of ConTeXt already.To see if it's installed on your system run context --version
== Local TeX distribution with Stable ConTeXt ==If it is not installed, there are two important considerations.
If your * Do you want a '''ConTeXt distribution does not provide an up to date TeX installation, ''' or do you can install [[want a '''TeX-live]] which provides comprehensive coverage of TeX engines (tex, pdftex, xetex, luatex), TeX macro packages distribution''' (plain TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt, and lots of other goodies) and TeX fonts. For more details see* Do you want a '''stable''' version of ConTeXt, or do you want the '''bleeding edge''' version. Remember that ConTeXt gets updated frequently.
* [[TeX-live | TeX-live installation]]* [[Running Mark IV]] in TeXLive 2008If you are on a Linux system, there is also a third consideration:
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{{note | The officially recommended way of installing ConTeXt on all platforms is using [[ConTeXt Standalone|ConTeXt Suite]]}}
* 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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