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Each successive version of Here are instructions for ConTeXt installation on Ubuntu becomes easier to update, which is why the following sections, arranged in reverse chronological order, get successively longerand its derivatives [K/X/L]ubuntu.
The latest Debian packages starting Adam Reviczky was most generous to provide us with ConTeXt 2007.03.19 require the texlive 2007 packages. Unfortunately, those packages need libpoppler0c2 and libc6 an Ubuntu PPA (>=2.5-5Personal Package Archive)_. You could grab that contains precompiled Ubuntu packages for both ConTeXt and install libpoppler0c2 from breezy (or Debian unstable)LuaTeX nightlies. But the libc6 Instructions for your version is much harder to solve, because if you take the texlive source packages and recompile them, you'll need the libpoppler0 development libraries. But the libpoppler1 development libraries are what comes on any recent Ubuntu system (and you cannot have two different versions of the development library). For Feisty, you can try the backports listed below. For earlier versions of Ubuntu, the best bet may be to install are available for [httphttps://wwwlaunchpad.tugnet/~reviczky/+archive/context-daily ConTeXt] and [https://launchpad.orgnet/texlive~reviczky/ texlive+archive/luatex-daily LuaTeX] directly.
Unfortunately, you cannot use the repository given in [[Debian installation]] because the Debian packages were compiled with a (very very slightly) newer libc6 than the one Note that ships with Ubuntu 7.04. Here instead are very untested packages backported for Ubuntu 6.10 's packaged version of ConTeXt is quite old (edgycirca 2009) and they should work on later versions too:, so a better option is the ConTeXt Standalone
<nowiki>deb http://webTeX Live and ConTeXt have been part of Ubuntu's main repositories since Ubuntu 7.mit.edu/download/sanjoy/texlive-backports/ edgy/ deb-src http://web.mit.edu/download/sanjoy/texlive-backports/ edgy/</nowiki>10, so you can simply
I use these packages on my ''feisty'' laptop with no problems so far (an hour of test), but let me (Sanjoy) know if you find anything broken. apt-get install context
With the above repository lines, you should be able to install the texlive packages. See the [[Debian installation]] instructions for the detailsConTeXt and its dependencies.
== Edgy (6The dependencies pull in various PDF utilities which you will probably find useful, including <code>pdfcrop</code>.10) ==
The packages in If you would like to use the Debian repository mentioned in [[Debian installation]] instructions are not usable in edgy because many dependencies are too old. One solution is to install [http://www.tug.org/texlivetexworks/ texlive 2007TeXworks] independent of the Debian/Ubuntu packaging system. I don't like installing nonGUI-packaged applicationsbased TeX editing environment usually included with TeX Live CDs, if it can at all be avoided. But I don't see an easy way, short of doing a backport (and that's not so easy).is available via
--[[User:Lee-phillips|Lee-phillips]] 05:57and will appear under Applications, 15 May 2007 (CEST)Science & Math.
''I don't think this method will work much longer, if it even still works. The latest texlive packages in unstable require (for i386) a libc6 version >= 2.5-5, which is too recent even for feisty (by a tiny bit). Probably you can keep upgrading to newer context packages because they do not depend on libc6. But the pdftex and metapost binaries will not get updated (apt-get will hold back the packages that need a newer libc6). Backports from gutsy (7.10) are one option.''See also:* Setting up [[TeXworks]]
--[[User:sanjoy|Sanjoy Mahajan]] 22:45, 19 May 2007 (-0400)=== Adding the system fonts ===
== Dapper (6The standard Ubuntu LuaTeX package does not scan any of your installed system fonts.06) ==Therefore you will want to set up the OSFONTDIR environment variable to point to all the font paths. For example:
Ubuntu 6 export OSFONTDIR=~/.fonts:/usr/share/fonts:/usr/share/texmf/fonts/opentype/:/opt/libreoffice/basis3.06 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 [[TeTeX_3.0 installation]].share/fonts/
The [[Linux_Installation#Updating_a_Linux_Installation:_Fedora_Core_5|instructions for Fedora Core 5]] are valid for Ubuntu 6.06Once you have done that, with a few caveats:run
* 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 mtxrun -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> updatescript fonts -texmf</tt> or <tt>update-updmap</tt>.reload
After doing all of the above, the new versions seem to be working:If you have an error do this
<pre>% texexec luatools --versiongenerate
TeXExec 5to scan all the font directories.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005Then run
texexec : TeXExec 5.4.3 mtxrun - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.1 script fonts - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2006 tex : pdfTeX, 3.141592list -1.40.0-betaall -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>pattern=*
== Breezy (5to list all the fonts LuaTeX now knows about.10) ==Finally, run
''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. context --reload
Ubuntu 5.10 does not include a TeX installation by default. The distribution that you get when you install TeX to make sure ConTeXt's font cache is teTeX-2up to date.0.2, which is too old and will not work with recent ConTeXt versions. So you should not install it, but follow the instructions for [[TeTeX_3.0_installation]]. However, you first must install supplementary packages not included in Ubuntu by default (and I hope I'm not forgetting anything; a number of dependencies will automatically be installed as well):
# sudo apt-get install build-essential bison flex libncurses5-dev rubyIf you are using TeXworks, you need to make sure that OSFONTDIR is set in the environment TeXworks runs in, because ConTeXt may decide it needs to rescan fonts.
Install == With ConTeXt Standalone – should work with all Ubuntu versions== Example of setting up [[ConTeXt Standalone]]: sudo mkdir /usr/local/context sudo chown yourusername /usr/local/context cd /usr/local/context wget http://minimals.contextgarden.net/setup/first-setup.sh sh first-setup.sh vi ~/.bashrc Add these packages before trying three lines: export OSFONTDIR=~/.fonts:/usr/share/fonts export TEXROOT=/usr/local/context/tex export PATH=/usr/local/context/tex/texmf-linux/bin:/usr/local/context/bin:$PATH Note that the order of items in the PATH is significant. If you put /usr/local/context/bin in the path first, you will get an error at run time. Also, remember that you have to source ~/.bashrc after changing it, in order to compile teTeX 3have the changes take effect in your current shell.0 or running newer ConTeXt release (which use ruby rather than perl)Either that, or start a new shell.) ===Installing third party modules in ConTeXt Standalone === See here: [[ConTeXt_Standalone#Installing_third_party_modules|Installing third party modules]] ===Updating ConTeXt Standalone===The update procedure is similar to [[ConTeXt_Standalone#Updating|the normal procedure]]. If you will get errors during installed the compilation or have problems running ConTeXt Standalone with the resultscommands from above, you can update to a new (beta) version like this: cd /usr/local/context wget http://minimals.contextgarden.net/setup/first-setup.sh ./first-setup.sh --keep {{Installation navbox}}
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== Late-breaking bad news for Ubuntu users (March 2007) Precompiled / Packaged Nightly Builds From PPA ==
== Feisty (With Ubuntu packages – should work with Ubuntu 7.04) 10 and above ==
apt----''I was able to get install the libpoppler0c2 library, a recent texlive, and context 2007.04.17 on my laptop running Edgy simply by using the debian unstable repository. It seems to work fine. Backup your disk before mixing in packages from unstable.''texworks
