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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] >).
{{Installation navbox}}<li>=== Windows ===* [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-mswin.zip 32bits]* [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-win64.zip 64bits]</li>
{{note | The officially recommended way of installing ConTeXt on all platforms is using <li>=== MacOS ===* [[ConTeXt Standalone|ConTeXt Suite]http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-osx-64.zip 64bits]}}</li>
= Look before you leap =
Most <li>=== FreeBSD ===* [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-freebsd.zip 32bits] ** [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 -freebsd-versionamd64.zip 64bits]</li>
If it is not installed, there are two important considerations<li>=== OpenBSD6.5 ===* [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-openbsd6.5.zip 32bits] ** [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-openbsd6.5-amd64.zip 64bits]</li>
If you are on a Linux system, there is also a third consideration:</ul>
* Do you want a '''distribution package''', or do you want your own '''local TeX''' installation.</li></ul>
= Installation =select your operating system<nowiki>*</nowiki>untested configuration.
== 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 ! =
=== Debian / (K)Ubuntu ===Debian_TeXlive_install (Debian/linux and Debian/kfreebsd)* Download the tex input file [[Debian installationMedia:Hello-world.tex| install ConTeXt on DebianHello-World.tex]]* from our [[Ubuntu installationDetailed_Example| install ConTeXt on UbuntuDetailed example]]* [[Debian TeXlive install| install TeXlive on Debian]]Run <code>context Hello-world.tex</code> in your shell* Check the pdf output <code>Hello-world.pdf</code>.
=== Fedora ===You can also follow our two steps tutorial:* [[First Document| Your 1st document]]* and a more [[Detailed Example|Detailed example]]
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.
If you are using [http://funtoo.org funtoo] there are ebuilds that will make For an installation as easy as installing any other package from portage. Take a look at update, just replay the [[ConTeXt Standalone Funtoo]] Howto. This might install program: it also work for [httptake care of updating the distribution incrementally:* WINDOWS:<code>install.bat</code>* UNIX: <code>install.sh</www.gentoo.org gentoo], but is untested right now.code> (set the executable permissions)
OpenSUSE (starting from 10The official page '''[http://www.3beta3) comes with TeX Live and offers pragma-ade.com/install.htm Installing CONTEXT LMTX ]''' is hosted by Pragma-Ade, which also XeTeXprovides* a 2 pages '''[http://lmtx.pragma-ade. 10nl/install-lmtx/installation.3b3 contains pdf installation guide]''',* a 1 page [http://distribution.contextgarden.net/current/context/experimental/doc/context/documents/general/leaflets/leaflet-context.pdf leaflet for ConTeXt 2007LMTX]* a 1 page [http://distribution.contextgarden.01net/current/context/experimental/doc/context/documents/general/leaflets/leaflet-luametatex.12pdf leaflet for LuaMetaTeX].
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 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/InstallingConTeXt LMTX on MacOS] 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)]navbox}}
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=== 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]
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<li>=== OpenBSD6.6 ===* 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-openbsd6.6.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-openbsd6.6-amd64.zip 64bits]</ul></li>
=== funtoo ==#4. Easy update =
=== openSUSE ==Official installation page =
=== freeBSD ==Further installation instructions =
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