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== Dapper (6.06) ==
Backporting from gutsy (7.10) results in a circular dependency, so I gave up on that plan as too hard. However,
Ubuntu 6.06 contains teTeX 3.0 (including ConTeXt 2005.01.31), so you can just install <code>tetex-extra</code> and use ConTeXt. However, once you got your feet wet, you will probably want to install a more recent pdfTeX than the 1.21a installed with Ubuntu (since ConTeXt can give you more features with newer pdfTeX's), so again, please follow the instructions for [[TeX Live]] installation.
The instructions for Fedora Core 5 are valid for Ubuntu 6.06, with a few caveats:
* Ubuntu's default installation lacks a few tools that you'll need to build a new version of pdfTeX and '''to run new versions of ConTeXt'''. So before upgrading, do:
<pre> sudo apt-get install build-essential bison flex ruby </pre>
* The configuration files that users should edit are under <tt> /etc/texmf/texmf.d</tt>. '''Do not''' edit the <tt>.cnf</tt> files in <tt>/usr/share/texmf/web2c</tt> directly; instead, edit the configlet files in the <tt>.d</tt> directory and run <tt> update-texmf</tt> or <tt>update-updmap</tt>.
After doing all of the above, the new versions seem to be working:
<pre>
% texexec --version
TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
texexec : TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2006
tex : pdfTeX, 3.141592-1.40.0-beta-20060213 (Web2C 7.5.5)
context : ver: 2006.04.23 23:55
cont-en : ver: 2006.04.23 23:55 fmt: 2006.4.24 mes: english
</pre>
== Breezy (5.10) ==
''Breezy's support ends in April 2007, so you are advised to upgrade (one Ubuntu release at a time) to a more recent release in order to run a secure system; Dapper (6.06) will be supported until 2009, so that could be a good choice.'' The following instructions are for those who cannot (or do not wish to) upgrade.
Ubuntu 5.10 does not include a TeX installation by default. The distribution that you get when you install TeX is teTeX-2.0.2, which is too old and will not work with recent ConTeXt versions. Since teTeX is obsolete, your best bet is to follow the advice on the [[TeX Live]] page.
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Let me (Sanjoy) know if you find anything broken.
