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= Look before you leap =< [[Installation hints]] | [[TeX Distributions]] >
Most [[TeX Distributions]] include an installation of ConTeXt already -- try running <tt>texexec --version</tt> to see if it's installed on your system. If it is not installed, there are two important considerations while considering ConTeXt installation.{{Installation navbox}}
* Do you want a ConTeXt distribution or do you want a TeX distribution (plain TeX, LaTeX, {{note | The officially recommended way of installing ConTeXt, and lots of other goodies). * Do you want a stable version of on all platforms is using [[ConTeXt, or do you want the bleeding edge version. Remember that Standalone|ConTeXt gets updated frequently.Suite]]}}
If you are on a Linux system, there is also a third consideration:
* Do = Look before you want a distribution package, or do you want your own local TeX installation. leap =
Depending Most [[TeX Distributions]] include an installation of ConTeXt already.To see if it's installed on your OS and the answers to the above questions, you should choose what to install. system run context --version
{{note | The officially recommened way of installing ConTeXt on all platforms If it is using [[ConTeXt Minimals]]}}not installed, there are two important considerations.
= Linux Installation =* 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 '''bleeding edge''' version. Remember that ConTeXt gets updated frequently.
== Distribution based TeX Installation with Stable ConTeXt == If you are on a Linux system, there is also a third consideration:
The Debian tex packages are based on [[TeX-live]] and are fairly up to date. Debian derivates like Ubuntu are usually close. Usually* Do you want a '''distribution package''', or do you should be able to search for context in want your package manager, and install it. For specific instructions see* [[Debian_installation|Debian]]* [[Ubuntu_installation|Ubuntu]]* [[Linux Installation|other distributions]]own '''local TeX''' installation.
Distribution based TeX installations usually update ConTeXt one to four times a year== Unix (linux/bsd/.. ConTeXt beta versions are usually released one to four times a week. So, ConTeXt is usually somewhat out ) ==In decreasing order of date in most distributions. For most usessimplicity, the previous stable version is OK, but if 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 here are 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 seefew options:
== Local 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 distribution with Stable ConTeXt ==-related packages are installed but don't have 'tetex' in their names!
If your FreeBSD also still contains teTeX in its ports distribution does not provide an up to date TeX installation, you (with many dependencies). These packages can install [[TeX-live]] which provides comprehensive coverage of TeX engines (texbe deleted as follows: pkg_info | grep tetex pkg_delete tetex\*Note, pdftexhowever, xetex, luatex), TeX macro that teTeX will again be pulled-in by other packages (plain TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt) and TeX fontsfor example if options installing formatted documentation are activated. For more details see
If you only want a ConTeXt distribution (and no LaTeX based stuff), there are two options:=== 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]Live page] maintained by Jindrich Novy. The repository provides a snapshot of TeX Live 2010 tlpretest, and choose only it includes very new ConTeXt packages* [[ConTeXt Minimals]]and requires absolutely no manual configuration to get working Mk II and Mk IV. Highly recommended.
* 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 MinimalsStandalone Funtoo]]Howto. This might also work for [http://www.gentoo.org gentoo], but is untested right now.
= Mac Installation = OpenSUSE (starting from 10.3beta3) comes with TeX Live and offers also XeTeX. 10.3b3 contains ConTeXt 2007.01.12.
* [[Mac Installation|Mac]]=== freeBSD ===
= Windows Installation =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 Distributions ==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).
There are two main TeX distributions for Windows=== OpenBSD ===
If Use [[ConTeXt Standalone|ConTeXt Suite]], if you want up to date ConTeXt, you have to use.
Also see == Installation from source == * [[TeX Live | TeX Live installation]]: Specific installation instructions using the TeX Live source distribution.* [[Windows Installationhints]] for details on configuring text editors and other hints.
= Open BSD installation =
= From source = ** [[TeTeX 3.0 installation]]: Specific installation instructions using the teTeX 3.0 source distribution.** [[TeX-live | TeX-live installation]]: Specific installation instructions using the TeX-live source distribution.* [[Installation hints]]{{Getting started navbox}}
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== Distribution based TeX Installation with Bleeding Edge ConTeXt == select your operating system
* (simplest) If you distribution supports [[ ConTeXt Minimals 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).
* Alternatively, if you need '''just ConTeXt and no LaTeX''', you can use the [[TeXConTeXt Standalone]] installation. The ConTeXt Standalone installation does not require the de-live | installation of other TeX-live installation]]* [[Running Mark IV]] distributions and can be used in TeXLive 2008parallel.
== Local = Debian / (K)Ubuntu ===Debian_TeXlive_install (Debian/linux and Debian/kfreebsd)* [[Debian installation| install ConTeXt distribution with Stable on Debian]]* [[Ubuntu installation| install ConTeXt ==on Ubuntu]]* [[Debian TeXlive install| install TeXlive on Debian]]
== Local ConTeXt distribution with Bleeding Edge ConTeXt = funtoo ===
=== openSUSE ===
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
* [[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-liveLive]] (provides stable ConTeXt)
* [[Windows Installation]] ''(if you are also using LaTeX or have a favourite editor)''* [[Windows Installation: ConTeXt MinimalsSuite with SciTe]]''(the "for dummies" version for those who haven't done any TeXing before)''
== external manuals on installation ==* [[OpenBSD installation|OpenBSD]http://www.pragma-ade.com/general/manuals/minstall.pdf How to install context (outdated 2001)]
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