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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.
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 have also been working on my Feisty (7.04) laptop:, 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
With the above repository lines, you should be able to apt-get install the texlive and context packages. See the [[Debian installation]] instructions for the details, but here is the quickstart:
apt-get update apt-get to install context context-nonfree context-doc-nonfreeConTeXt and its dependencies.
That command The dependencies pull in various PDF utilities which you will also install the needed texlive packages for pdftexprobably find useful, metapost, etc. Let me (Sanjoy) know if you find anything brokenincluding <code>pdfcrop</code>.
== Edgy (6If you would like to use the [http://www.10) ==tug.org/texworks/ TeXworks] GUI-based TeX editing environment usually included with TeX Live CDs, it is available via
Use the backports given in the Feisty (7.04) section. apt-get install texworks
----''I was able to install the libpoppler0c2 library, a recent texliveand will appear under Applications, 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 unstableScience & Math.''
--See also:* Setting up [[User:Lee-phillips|Lee-phillipsTeXworks]] 05:57, 15 May 2007 (CEST)
''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 == Adding 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.''system fonts ===
--[[UserThe standard Ubuntu LuaTeX package does not scan any of your installed system fonts. Therefore you will want to set up the OSFONTDIR environment variable to point to all the font paths. For example:sanjoy|Sanjoy Mahajan]] 22:45, 19 May 2007 (-0400)
Backporting from gutsy (7.10) results in a circular dependency, so I gave up on Once you have done 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 [[TeTeX_3.0 installation]].run
The [[Linux_Installation#Updating_a_Linux_Installation:_Fedora_Core_5|instructions for Fedora Core 5]] are valid for Ubuntu 6.06, with a few caveats: mtxrun --script fonts --reload
* Ubuntu's default installation lacks a few tools that If you'll need to build a new version of pdfTeX and '''to run new versions of ConTeXt'''. So before upgrading, have an error 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>.this
After doing all of the above, the new versions seem to be working: luatools --generate
<pre>% texexec --versionto scan all the font directories. Then run
TeXExec 5.4.3 mtxrun - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005script fonts --list --all --pattern=*
texexec : TeXExec 5to list all the fonts LuaTeX now knows about.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2006 tex : pdfTeXFinally, 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>run
== Breezy (5.10) == context --reload
''Breezyto make sure ConTeXt'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 font cache is up to) upgradedate.
Ubuntu 5.10 does not include a TeX installation by default. The distribution that If you get when are using TeXworks, you install TeX need to make sure that OSFONTDIR is teTeX-2.0.2set in the environment TeXworks runs in, which is too old and will not work with recent because ConTeXt versions. So you should not install may decide it, but follow the instructions for [[TeTeX_3needs to rescan fonts.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 ruby== With ConTeXt Standalone – should work with all Ubuntu versions==
Install 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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== Precompiled / Packaged Nightly Builds From PPA ==
Adam Reviczky was most generous to provide us with an Ubuntu PPA (Personal Package Archive) that contains precompiled Ubuntu packages for both ConTeXt and LuaTeX nightlies. Instructions for your version of Ubuntu are available for [https://launchpad.net/~reviczky/+archive/context-daily ConTeXt] and [https://launchpad.net/~reviczky/+archive/luatex-daily LuaTeX].
== Edgy (6With Ubuntu packages – should work with Ubuntu 7.10) and Feisty (7.04) above ==
export OSFONTDIR== Dapper (6~/.fonts:/usr/share/fonts:/usr/share/texmf/fonts/opentype/:/opt/libreoffice/basis3.06) ==3/share/fonts/
