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< [[Installation hints]] | [__NOTOC__Since April 2019, there is a new implementation of ConTeXt, named '''ConTeXt LMTX'''. It is tuned for LuaMetaTeX, the lean and mean successor of LuaTeX TeX engine (see [TeX Distributions]https://tug.org/TUGboat/tb40-1/tb124hagen-lmtx.pdf article] >).
{{note | The officially recommended way of installing ConTeXt on all platforms is using <li>=== Windows ===* [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-mswin.zip 32bits]* [ConTeXt Standalone]http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-win64.zip 64bits]}}</li>
Most [[TeX Distributions]] include an installation of ConTeXt already.
To see if it's installed on your system run
context --version
If it is not installed, there are two important considerations<li>=== FreeBSD ===* [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-freebsd.zip 32bits] ** [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-freebsd-amd64.zip 64bits]</li>
If you are on a Linux system, there is also a third consideration<li>=== OpenBSD6.6 ===* [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-openbsd6.6.zip 32bits] ** [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-openbsd6.6-amd64.zip 64bits]</ul></li>
* Do you want a '''distribution package''', or do you want your own '''local TeX''' installation.</ul>
= Installation =</li>select your operating system (alphabetical order)</ul>
== Unix You can [[Read Me| read the licence]] (linux/bsd/..Creative Commons GNU GPL for program code, and Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike for documentation).) ==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)= #2.Installation =
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 # Create a directory for, e.g. data/context# Go there and download the relevant zip for your plateform (see above)# Unpack the zip, some files will appear# Execute the install program, which will take care of downloading the distribution :#* WINDOWS: <code>install.bat</code>#* MAC: #** If MacOS Catalina (10.15+), first allow mtxrun as unsigned executable with many dependencies)<code>xattr -d com.apple.quarantine context-osx-64/bin/mtxrun</code>#** execute <code>sh install.sh</code>#* UNIX: <code>sh install.sh</code># Add ConTeXt to your system PATH :#* WINDOWS: run <code>setpath.bat</code>#* UNIX: use the PATH instructions provided at the end of <code>install. These packages can be deleted as followssh</code> with: pkg_info | grep tetex#** Bash shell <code>echo 'export PATH=...thepathinstructions...:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc</code> pkg_delete tetex\#** Sh/Ksh shell <code>echo 'export PATH=...thepathinstructions...:$PATH' >> ~/.profile</code>Note, however, that teTeX will again be pulled-in by other packages, for example if options installing formatted documentation are activated#** Tcsh/csh shell <code>echo 'set path = ($path ...thepathinstructions...)' >> ~/. cshrc</code>
* 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= #3.First Run ! =
=== Fedora ===For an update, just replay the install program: it also take care of updating the distribution incrementally:* WINDOWS: <code>install.bat</code>* UNIX: <code>install.sh</code> (set the executable permissions)
Deatils for [http://fedoraproject.org Fedora] version 11, 12 and 13 are at [http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Features/TeXLive Fedora Project Wiki TeX Live = Official installation 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 The official page '''[http://funtoowww.pragma-ade.com/install.org funtoohtm Installing CONTEXT LMTX ] there are ebuilds that will make an ''' is hosted by Pragma-Ade, which also provides* a 2 pages '''[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/installation as easy as installing any other package from portage. Take pdf installation guide]''',* a look at the [1 page [http://distribution.contextgarden.net/current/context/experimental/doc/context/documents/general/leaflets/leaflet-context.pdf leaflet for ConTeXt Standalone FuntooLMTX]] Howto. This might also work for * a 1 page [http://wwwdistribution.contextgarden.gentoonet/current/context/experimental/doc/context/documents/general/leaflets/leaflet-luametatex.org gentoopdf leaflet for LuaMetaTeX], 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.= Further installation instructions =
You can * [http://software.opensuse.org/search?q=context search for OpenSUSE packages online[Installing ConTeXt LMTX on MacOS]]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 on all recent versions of freeBSD (7, 8, 9); The [[ConTeXt Standalone]] installation is compiled for the latest stable release (currently 8.2).
== Mac OS X ==* [[Mac {{Installation]]navbox}}
== Unix ==
* [[OpenBSD installation|OpenBSD]]
== 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]], if you want up to date ConTeXt. * [[Windows Installation]]* [[Simple Windows Installation]] == 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)] [[Category:InstallationStandalone]]
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= #1. Download =
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=== MacOS ===
* [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-osx-64.zip 64bits]
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<li>= Look before you leap == GNU/Linux ===* X86 [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-linux.zip 32bits]* X86 [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-linux-64.zip 64bits]* ARM [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-linux-armhf.zip 32bits]* ARM [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-linux-aarch64.zip 64bits]</li>
<li>=== OpenBSD6.5 ===* Do you want a '''ConTeXt distribution''' or do you want a '''TeX distribution''' (plain TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt, and lots of other goodies)[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-openbsd6.5. zip 32bits] ** Do you want a '''stable''' version of ConTeXt, or do you want the '''bleeding edge''' version[http://lmtx. Remember that ConTeXt gets updated frequentlypragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-openbsd6.5-amd64.zip 64bits]</li>
<nowiki>*</nowiki>untested configuration.
* 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>.
You can also follow our two steps tutorial:
* [[First Document| Your 1st document]]
* and a more [[Detailed Example|Detailed example]]
=#4. Easy update == 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]]
