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= Look before you leap =__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 [https://tug.org/TUGboat/tb40-1/tb124hagen-lmtx.pdf article]).
Most [[TeX Distributions]] include an installation of ConTeXt already -- try running = Download = <ttul id="DownloadRework">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.
If you are on a Linux system, there is also a third consideration:<li>
Depending on your OS and the answers to the above questions, you should choose what to install. <li>
{{note | The officially recommened way of installing ConTeXt on all platforms is using === GNU/Linux ===* X86 [https://lmtx.pragma-ade.com/install-lmtx/context-linux.zip 32bits]* X86 [https://lmtx.pragma-ade.com/install-lmtx/context-linux-64.zip 64bits]* ARM [ConTeXt Minimalshttps://lmtx.pragma-ade.com/install-lmtx/context-linux-aarch64.zip 64bits]* Musl [https://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-linuxmusl-64.zip 64bits]}}</li>
= Linux Installation =
== Distribution based TeX Installation with Stable ConTeXt == <li>
The Debian tex packages are based on === FreeBSD ===* 14.0 [[TeXhttps://lmtx.pragma-live]] and are fairly up to dateade. Debian derivates like Ubuntu are usually close. Usually, you should be able to search for com/install-lmtx/context in your package manager, and install it-freebsd-amd64. For specific instructions see* [[Debian_installation|Debian]zip 64bits]* [[Ubuntu_installation|Ubuntu]]* [[Linux Installation|other distributions]].</li>
== Distribution based TeX Installation with Bleeding Edge ConTeXt == <li>
Distribution based TeX installations usually update ConTeXt one to four times a year=== OpenBSD ===* 7. ConTeXt beta versions are usually released one to four times a week4 [https://lmtx. So, ConTeXt is usually somewhat out of date in most distributionspragma-ade. For most uses, the previous stable version is OK, but if you want to use a new feature, you will have to get an up to date ConTeXtnl/install-lmtx/context-openbsd-amd64. 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 Minimalszip 64bits]]. 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 see</li></ul></li>
* [[ ConTeXt Minimals ]]</ul>
== Local TeX distribution with Stable ConTeXt ==</li></ul>
If your distribution does not provide an up to date TeX installation, you can install [[TeX-live]] which provides comprehensive coverage of TeX engines (tex, pdftex, xetex, luatex), TeX macro packages (plain TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt) and TeX fonts. For more details see
* You can [[TeX-live Read Me| TeX-live installationread the licence]]* [[Running Mark IV]] in TeXLive 2008(Creative Commons GNU GPL for program code, and Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike for documentation).
If you only want a The general steps to install ConTeXt distribution (and no LaTeX based stuff), there LMTX are two optionsas follows:
* [[TeX# Create a directory for ConTeXt.# Download the platform-live]] and choose only specific archive file into the ConTeXt packagesdirectory.# Unpack the archive.* [[ConTeXt Minimals]]# Execute the install program, which downloads the distribution.# Update the PATH environment variable.# Generate cache# Optionally, delete the archive file.
== Local ConTeXt distribution with Bleeding Edge ConTeXt ==See the next sections for instructions specific to various platforms.
* [[ConTeXt Minimals]]== Unix ==
= Mac Installation = # mkdir $HOME/context# cd $HOME/context# wget https://lmtx.pragma-ade.com/install-lmtx/context-linux-64.zip# unzip context-linux-64.zip# sh install.sh
= Windows Installation =For example, if ConTeXt was downloaded into `$HOME/context` on a system running bash, then the following line would update the PATH environment variable:
There are two main TeX distributions for WindowsThen generate the cache with <code>mtxrun --generate</code>.== MacOS ==
* [[MikTeX]] (currently '''ConTeXt support is broken''')* [[TeX-live]] (provides stable ConTeXt)The instructions for MacOS are the same as for Unix, but note that:
== Bleeding Edge ConTeXt ==* MacOS versions from Catalina (10.15) and newer use '''Zsh''' by default.* MacOS versions before Catalina use '''Bash''' by default.
If you want up to date ConTeXt, you have to use== Windows ==
* [[Complete the following steps to set up ConTeXt Minimals]]on Windows:
Also see [[Windows Installation]] # Create a directory for details on configuring text editors and other hintsConTeXt, such as `C:\context`.# Download the architecture-specific version into the ConTeXt directory.# Extract the archive.# Run: <code>install.bat</code># Run: <code>setpath.bat</code>
= Open BSD installation =Installation is complete.
* [[OpenBSD installation|OpenBSD]]= First Run =
= 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 This section describes how to run ConTeXt to transform your first TeX-live source distributiondocument into a PDF.* [[Installation hints]]
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<li>=== Windows ===* Do you want a ConTeXt distribution or do you want a TeX distribution (plain TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt, and lots of other goodies)X86 [https://lmtx.pragma-ade.com/install-lmtx/context-mswin. zip 32bits]* Do you want a stable version of ConTeXt, or do you want the bleeding edge versionX86 [https://lmtx. Remember that ConTeXt gets updated frequentlypragma-ade.com/install-lmtx/context-win64.zip 64bits]* ARM [https://lmtx.pragma-ade.com/install-lmtx/context-windows-arm64.zip 64bits]</li>
=== MacOS ===* Do you want a distribution package, or do you want your own local TeX installationX86 [https://lmtx. pragma-ade.com/install-lmtx/context-osx-64.zip 64bits]* ARM [https://lmtx.pragma-ade.com/install-lmtx/context-osx-arm64.zip 64bits]</li>
== Local ConTeXt distribution with Stable ConTeXt =Installation =
The steps in this section show how to download and install ConTeXt for a 64-bit Linux system. Change the archive file download link as needed for your target platform. Open a new terminal then run the following commands:
Update the PATH environment variable by using the path instructions displayed when the install program finishes. The instructions will vary depending on the type of shell being used:
* [[Mac Installation|Mac]]'''Bash''': <code>echo 'export PATH=...instructions...:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc</code>* '''Zsh''': <code>echo 'export PATH=...instructions...:$PATH' >> ~/.zshenv</code>* '''Sh'''/'''Ksh''': <code>echo 'export PATH=...instructions...:$PATH' >> ~/.profile</code>* '''Tcsh'''/'''csh''': <code>echo 'set path = ($path ...instructions...)' >> ~/.cshrc</code>
<code>echo 'export PATH== TeX Distributions with Stable ConTeXt ==$HOME/context/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc</code>
# 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 terminal (or command prompt).
# Check the PDF output <code>Hello-world.pdf</code>.
Additional tutorials include:
* [[First Document| Your first document]]
* [[Detailed Example|Detailed example]]
See the [[Sample documents]] page for even more examples.
= Upgrade =
Re-run the install program to upgrade, which will update the distribution incrementally:
* Windows: <code>install.bat</code>
* Unix: <code>sh install.sh</code>
= Running MkIV =
The new distribution has all the files to run the previous version of ConTeXt.
* Run <code>context --luatex Hello-world.tex</code> to use the `luatex` binary and [[MkIV]].
= Further installation instructions =
* [[Installing ConTeXt LMTX on MacOS]]
* [[Modules#ConTeXt_LMTX|Installing Modules for ConTeXt LMTX]]
* The official page '''[http://www.pragma-ade.nl/install.htm Installing ConTeXt LMTX ]''' is hosted by Pragma ADE.
* Pragma ADE also provides the '''[http://www.pragma-ade.nl/download-1.htm ConTeXt MkIV distribution]''' (version MkIV is the predecessor of LMTX) for which there are also [[ConTeXt_Standalone|detailed installation instructions]].
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