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=== Windows ===
* X86 [https://lmtx.pragma-ade.com/install-lmtx/context-mswin.zip 32bits]
* X86 [https://lmtx.pragma-ade.com/install-lmtx/context-win64.zip 64bits]
* ARM [https://lmtx.pragma-ade.com/install-lmtx/context-windows-arm64.zip 64bits]
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{{note | The officially recommened way of installing ConTeXt on all platforms is using [[ConTeXt Minimals]]}}<li>
=== 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]
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= Look before you leap =<li>
Most === GNU/Linux ===* X86 [https://lmtx.pragma-ade.com/install-lmtx/context-linux.zip 32bits]* X86 [TeX Distributionshttps://lmtx.pragma-ade.com/install-lmtx/context-linux-64.zip 64bits]* ARM [https://lmtx.pragma-ade.com/install-lmtx/context-linux-aarch64.zip 64bits] include an installation of ConTeXt already* Musl [https://lmtx.To see if it's installed on your system run texexec pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-linuxmusl-version64.zip 64bits]</li>
If it is not installed, there are two important considerations.
* Do you want a '''ConTeXt distribution''' or do you want a '''TeX distribution''' (plain TeX, LaTeX, ConTeXt, and lots of other goodies). * Do you want a '''stable''' version of ConTeXt, or do you want the '''bleeding edge''' version. Remember that ConTeXt gets updated frequently.<li>
If you are on a Linux system, there is also a third consideration=== FreeBSD ===* 14.0 [https://lmtx.pragma-ade.com/install-lmtx/context-freebsd-amd64.zip 64bits]</li>
<li> === OpenBSD ===* Do you want a '''distribution package'''7.4 [https://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-openbsd-amd64.zip 64bits]</li></ul></li> </ul> </li></ul> You can [[Read Me| read the licence]] (Creative Commons GNU GPL for program code, or do you want your own '''local TeX''' installationand Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike for documentation).
= Installation =
select your operating system (alphabetical order)
The general steps to install ConTeXt LMTX are as follows:
# Create a directory for ConTeXt.
# Download the platform-specific archive file into the ConTeXt directory.
# Unpack the archive.
# Execute the install program, which downloads the distribution.
# Update the PATH environment variable.
# Generate cache
# Optionally, delete the archive file.
== Linux ==In decreasing order of simplicity, here are a few options:See the next sections for instructions specific to various platforms.
* (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]].* 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>== GNU/Linux ==
<code>rpm</code>'s dependencies will tell you what other TeXThe steps in this section show how to download and install ConTeXt for a 64-related packages are installed but don't have 'tetex' in their names!bit Linux system. Change the archive file download link as needed for your target platform. Open a new terminal then run the following commands:
# <code>mkdir $HOME/context</code> and <code>cd $HOME/context</code># <code>wget https://lmtx.pragma-ade.com/install-lmtx/context-linux-64.zip</code># <code>unzip context-linux-64.zip</code># <code>sh install.sh</code># Update the PATH environment variable by using the path instructions displayed when the install program finishes. The instructions will vary depending on the type of shell being used:#* <kbd>'''Bash: '''</kbd> <code>echo 'export PATH=...instructions...:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc</code>#* <kbd>'''Zsh: '''</kbd> <code>echo 'export PATH=...instructions...:$PATH' >> ~/.zshenv</code>#* Otherwise, use a fresh [[TeX Live]] installation<kbd>'''Sh/Ksh: '''</kbd> <code>echo 'export PATH=...instructions... :$PATH' The problem with this method is that you>> ~/.profile</code>#* <kbd>'''Tcsh/csh:'''</kbd> <code>echo 'set path = ($path ...instructions...)'ll probably have to redo the installation once >> ~/.cshrc</code>#* For example, if ConTeXt was downloaded into `$HOME/context` on a yearsystem running bash, when then the following line would update the new TeX Live DVD comes outPATH environment variable: <code>echo 'export PATH=$HOME/context/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc</code>If you will use TeX Live, you have to delete # Then generate the distributioncache with <code>mtxrun --generate</code>.# <code>rm context-provided teTeX packages (if they exist)linux-64. zip</code>
* Alternatively, if you need to use just ConTeXt (e.g. not LaTeX), you can use the [[ConTeXt Minimals]] installation. See the directions that follow.== macOS ==
The instructions for MacOS are the same as for Unix, but note that:
* MacOS versions from Catalina (10.15) and newer use '''Zsh''' by default.
* MacOS versions before Catalina use '''Bash''' by default.
* You might need to de-quarantine the binaries (and sometimes every created PDF):
** <code>sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine bin/mtxrun</code>
** <code>sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine tex/texmf-osx-64/bin/*</code>
== Windows ==
=== Debian / (K)Ubuntu ===Debian_TeXlive_install* [[Debian installation| install Complete the following steps to set up ConTeXt on Debian]]* [[Ubuntu installation| install ConTeXt on Ubuntu]]* [[Debian TeXlive install| install TeXlive on Debian]]Windows:
=== Fedora ===# Create a directory for ConTeXt, such as <code>C:\context</code>.# Download the architecture-specific version into the ConTeXt directory.# Extract the archive.# Run: <code>install.bat</code># Run: <code>setpath.bat</code># Then generate the cache with the command <code>mtxrun --generate</code> in a command prompt.# Delete the file archive file context-*win*.zip.
Deatils 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.=== funtoo ==Check the installation =
If you are using [http://funtoo.org funtoo] there are ebuilds Make sure that will make an installation as easy as installing any other package from portage. Take a look at the [[ConTeXt Minimals Funtoo]] Howtois installed on your system. This might also work for [http://www.gentoo.org gentoo]To check that, but is untested right now.go to the command prompt and type
=== openSUSE === context --version
OpenSUSE (starting from 10.3beta3) comes with TeX Live and offers also XeTeX. 10.3b3 contains ConTeXt 2007.01.12.You should get an output as follows:
You can [http mtx-context | ConTeXt Process Management 1.06 mtx-context | mtx-context | main context file:/home/myuser/context/tex/texmf-context/tex/context/base/software.opensuse.orgmkiv/search?q=context search for OpenSUSE packages online].mkivIn OpenSUSE 11 mtx-context | current version: 2024.3 there are two packages available04. 01 08:59* texlive mtx-context | main context file: /home/myuser/context/tex/texmf-2010-33context/tex/context/base/mkxl/context.1.noarch.rpmmkxl* texlive mtx-context-2009-26 | current version: 2024.104.noarch.rpm01 08:59
= Upgrade =
== MAC OSX ==* [[Mac Installation]]Re-run the install program to upgrade, which will update the distribution incrementally:
== Unix ==* Windows: <code>install.bat</code>* [[OpenBSD installation|OpenBSD]]GNU/Linux or macOS: <code>sh install.sh</code>
=First document = Windows == Creation of a first ConTeXt file ==There are two main TeX distributions for Windows wich contain Open a stable context* [[MikTeXText Editors|text editor]], type the following content, and save the file as <code>doc01.tex</code>: <texcode>\setuppapersize[A6] (currently '''\starttext\startsection[title={Testing ConTeXt support }]This is broken'my first ConTeXt document.\stopsection\stoptext</texcode> == Compilation of the ConTeXt file to PDF file == Go to the command-line and type: <pre>context doc01</pre> ConTeXt will then process your document, display some logging information on the console, and generate a <tt>doc01.pdf</tt> output file. <pre><nowiki>resolvers | formats | executing runner 'run luametatex format': /home/myuser/context/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin/luametatex --jobname="./doc01.tex" --socket --shell-escape --fmt=/home/myuser/context/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luametatex/cont-en.fmt --lua=/home/myuser/context/tex/texmf-cache/luametatex-cache/context/5fe67e0bfe781ce0dde776fb1556f32e/formats/luametatex/cont-en.lui --c:currentrun=1 --c:fulljobname="./doc01.tex" --c:input="./doc01.tex" --c:kindofrun=1 --c:maxnofruns=9 --c:texmfbinpath="/home/myuser/context/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin"system > system > ConTeXt ver: 2024.04.01 08:59 LMTX fmt: 2024.4.13 int: english/englishsystem > … mkiv lua stats > used engine: luametatex version: 2.11.02, functionality level: 20240311, format id: 700, compiler: gccmkiv lua stats > tex properties: 807100 hash slots used of 2097152, 51019 control sequences, approximate memory usage: 42 MBmkiv lua stats > lua properties: engine: lua 5.5, used memory: 57 MB, ctx: 54 MB, max: 54 MB, symbol mask: utf (τεχ)* [mkiv lua stats > runtime: 0.617 seconds, 1 processed pages, 1 shipped pages, 1.620 pages/secondsystem | total runtime: 1.989 seconds of 2.052 seconds</nowiki></pre> == Viewing the generated PDF file == Open the generated <tt>doc01.pdf</tt> PDF file using a [TeX-livehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PDF_software#Viewers PDF viewer]] (provides stable ConTeXt). It should look as follows:
Use <context force="yes">\setuppapersize[A6]\starttext\startsection[title={Testing ConTeXt Minimals]}], if you want up to date This is my first ConTeXtdocument.\stopsection\stoptext</context>
* [[Windows Installation]]* [[Simple Windows Installation]]Note that the section has been numbered, the section number and the section title appear in a slightly larger fonts.
== Installation from source == * [[TeX-live | TeX-live Your installation]]is now up and running: Specific installation instructions using you can start working on the TeX-live source distribution.* [[Installation hintsTutorials]].
= Additional instructions =
== external manuals * [[Installing ConTeXt LMTX on installation ==MacOS]]* [[Modules#ConTeXt_LMTX|Installing Modules for ConTeXt LMTX]]* The official page '''[http://www.pragma-ade.comnl/generalinstall.htm Installing ConTeXt LMTX ]''' is hosted by Pragma ADE.* Pragma ADE also provides the '''[http:/manuals/minstallwww.pragma-ade.pdf How to install context nl/download-1.htm ConTeXt MkIV distribution]''' (2001version MkIV is the predecessor of LMTX)for which there are also [[ConTeXt_Standalone|detailed installation instructions]].* Compilation with ConTeXt MkIV (old LuaTeX-based version): The new distribution has all the files to run the previous version of ConTeXt.** <code>context --luatex doc01</code>
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