Changes

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 thatnewer pdfTeX's), so again, please follow the instructions for [[TeTeX_3.0_installation0 installation]].

I just made a fresh install of the beta release of The [[Linux_Installation#Updating_a_Linux_Installation:_Fedora_Core_5|instructions for Fedora Core 5]] are valid for Ubuntu Dapper Drake6. It comes 06, with a more recent version of tetex than Ubuntu 5.10, i.e. tetex-3.0.15. So after installation, you getfew caveats:

TeXExec 5.2.4 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005  texexec : TeXExec 5.2.4 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005 texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2004 tex : pdfeTeX, 3.141592-1.21a-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.4) context : ver: 2005.01.31 cont-en : ver: 2005.01.31 fmt: 2006.4.24 mes: english Nevertheless, I wanted to have the latest and greatest and decided I would try to upgrade pdf(e)tex and ConTeXt. Basically, the instructions given above for Fedora Core 5 are valid for Ubuntu as well, but there are a few caveats: * Ubuntu is missing 's default installation lacks a few tools that you'll need to build a new version of pdftex pdfTeX and '''to run new versions of ConTeXt.''' . So before trying to upgradeupgrading, run this commanddo:

* All After doing all of the configuration files that users should edit are under <tt> /etc/texmf/texmf.d</tt>. Do '''not''' edit the files under <tt>/usr/share/texmf/web2c</tt> directly; insteadabove, edit the files in this directory and run <tt> update-texmf</tt> or <tt>update-updmap</tt>. I went through the process, and everything seems new versions seem to be working so far: