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Make sure that ConTeXt is installed on your system. To check that, go to the command line and type
<pre>context --version</pre>
You should get an output as follows:
<pre>
mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 1.03
mtx-context |
mtx-context | main context file: /opt/context-minimals/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv
mtx-context | current version: 2020.01.30 14:13
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If ConTeXt is not installed on your system, check the [[Installation|installation]] page for installation instructions.
Follow the steps below to create a simple document using ConTeXt:
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=== MacOS macOS ===
* X86 [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]
# <code>rm context-linux-64.zip</code>
== MacOS macOS ==
The instructions for MacOS are the same as for Unix, but note that:
# Then generate the cache with the command <code>mtxrun --generate</code> in a command prompt.
# Delete the file archive file context-*win*.zip.
== Check the installation ==
Make sure that ConTeXt is installed on your system. To check that, go to the command prompt and type
context --version
You should get an output as follows:
mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 1.06
mtx-context |
mtx-context | main context file: /home/myuser/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv
mtx-context | current version: 2024.04.01 08:59
mtx-context | main context file: /home/myuser/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/mkxl/context.mkxl
mtx-context | current version: 2024.04.01 08:59
== Upgrade ==
= First document =
== Create a ConTeXt file ==
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 =
