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< [[Installation hints]] | [[TeX Distributions]] >__NOTOC__Since April 2019, there is a new major version of ConTeXt, named '''ConTeXt LMTX'''.
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{{note | The officially recommended way of installing ConTeXt on all platforms is using [[ConTeXt Standalone|ConTeXt Suite]]}}<ul style="display: grid;grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(25em, 1fr)); grid-gap:3rem; justify-content: space-between;list-style: none;padding: 0px;margin: 0px; "><li style="height: stretch; padding: 10px; background-color: #f6f6f6; ">=== #1- Download === <ul class="DownloadRework">
Most <li class="DownloadRework" style="text-align:left;">=== ⯆ MacOS ===<ul style="text-align:left;"><li>[[TeX Distributions]] include an installation of ConTeXt alreadyhttp://lmtx.pragma-ade.To see if it's installed on your system run nl/install-lmtx/context -osx-version64.zip 64b]</li></ul></li>
If it is not installed, there are two important considerations<li class="DownloadRework" style="text-align:left;">=== ⯆ 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>
* Do you want a '''ConTeXt distribution''' or do you want a '''TeX distribution''' <li class="DownloadRework" style="text-align:left;">=== ⯆ OpenBSD6.5 ===<ul style="text-align:left;"><li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-openbsd6.5.zip 32b] (plain TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt, and lots of other goodiesuntested)?</li>* Do you want a '''stable''' version of ConTeXt, or do you want the '''beta''' or '''bleeding edge''' versions? Remember that ConTeXt gets updated frequently<li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-openbsd6.5-amd64.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;">=== ⯆ OpenBSD6.6 ===<ul style="text-align:left;"><li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-openbsd6.6.zip 32b] (untested)</li><li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-openbsd6.6-amd64.zip 64b]</li></ul></li></ul>
= Installation =</li>select your operating system</ul>
== 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<ul style="display: grid;grid-template-based distribution columns: repeat(RedHatauto-fit, Fedoraminmax(25em, Mandrake, Mandriva etc.1fr)), then you can most easily uninstall them like so; grid-gap:3rem; justify-content: rpm space-between;list-qa | grep tetexstyle: none;padding: 0px;margin: 0px; "> rpm --erase <packageli style="height: stretch; padding: 10px; background-namescolor: #f6f6f6; "><code>rpm</code>'s dependencies will tell you what other TeX=== #2-related packages are installed but don't have 'tetex' in their names!Installation ===
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# Create a directory for, if you need '''just ConTeXt e.g. data/context# Go there and no LaTeX'''download the relevant zip for your plateform (see aside)# Unpack the zip, some files will appear# Execute the install program, you can use which will take care of downloading the distribution:#* WINDOWS: <code>install.bat</code>#* UNIX: <code>install.sh</code> (set the [[executable permissions)# Add ConTeXt Standalone]] installationto your system PATH :#* WINDOWS: run <code>setpath. The ConTeXt Standalone installation does not require bat</code>#* UNIX: use the PATH instructions provided at the de-installation end of other TeX distributions and can be used in parallel<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 = ($path ...thepathinstructions...)' >> ~/.cshrc</code></li>
=== Fedora ===* 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>.
Detils for You can also follow our two steps tutorial:* [http://fedoraproject.org Fedora[First Document| Your 1st document]] version 11, 12 * and 13 are at a more [[http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/TeXLive Fedora Project Wiki TeX Live pageDetailed Example|Detailed example]] 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.=== #4-Update ? ===
=== openSUSE ===Just replay the install program, it also take care of updating the distribution:* WINDOWS: <code>install.bat</code>* UNIX: <code>install.sh</code> (set the executable permissions)</li></ul>
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== Official installation page ===
=== freeBSD ===The official page '''[http://www.pragma-ade.com/install.htm Installing CONTEXT LMTX ]''' is hosted by Pragma-Ade, which also provides* a 2 pages '''[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/installation.pdf installation guide]''',* a 1 page [http://distribution.contextgarden.net/current/context/experimental/doc/context/documents/general/leaflets/leaflet-context.pdf leaflet for ConTeXt LMTX]* a 1 page [http://distribution.contextgarden.net/current/context/experimental/doc/context/documents/general/leaflets/leaflet-luametatex.pdf leaflet for LuaMetaTeX].
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 === Further 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).instructions ===
=== OpenBSD ===* [[Installing ConTeXt LMTX on MacOS]]
* [[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)]navbox}}
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Switch "ConTextLMTX" content to "Installation". Previous "Installation" content is now in "InstallationPreviousMethods"
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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=== ⯆ GNU/Linux ===
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<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>
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<li class= Look before you leap "DownloadRework" style="text-align:left;">=== ⯆ 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>
<li style="height: stretch; padding: 10px; background-color: #f6f6f6; ">== Debian / (K)Ubuntu = #3- First Run with ConTeXt ! ===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]]
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