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== Use TeXLive packages ==
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{{note|Releases of Debian (or any other distribution for that matter) usually contain way too old TeX distributions for ConTeXt MKIV (but should work fine for MKII). If you want to live on bleeding edge, consider using the packages from Debian/unstable, [[ConTeXt Standalone]], or at least install the latest version of [[TeX Live]] with [[TLContrib]] manually.}}
  
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The context packages depend on [http://www.tug.org/texlive TeXLive], so if you are using the Debian teTeX packages (e.g. see whether tetex-base is installed by doing "dpkg -l tetex-base"), it's time to make the change to TeXLive.  You'll have to do it eventually since teTeX 3.0 will be its last upstream release.  So if not now, when?
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== Install the ConTeXt packages ==
  
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The directions for using TeXLive are at http://www.tug.org/texlive/debian.html
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The status of ConTeXt in Debian/unstable is currently up to date with TeX Live 2021, and includes all the necessary bits and pieces, plus the modules shipped in TeX Live.
  
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Make sure you install the texlive-metapost package if you do not have it already.
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If you are running Debian sid or later, then the <code>context</code> and <code>context-modules</code> packages should already be visible.
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Then do
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== Install a [[Latin Modern]] font update ==
 
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Do
 
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<code>
 
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  # apt-get install lmodern cm-super
 
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</code>
 
  
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== Install the ConTeXt packages ==
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aptitude update
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aptitude install context context-modules
  
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Norbert Preining has produced reliable, complete ConTeXt packages for Debian, and they use very recent versions of ConTeXt (as of this writing, which is 2007.01.05, the latest package has the 2007.01.02 version of ConTeXt).  Here's how to use them.  Add these two lines to your /etc/apt/sources.list :
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* The final version in debian bullseye (aka debian stable 11.2) is 2020.03.10.20200331-1
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* In ''unstable'' is a version that is from the TeX Live 2021
  
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  deb <nowiki>http://www.tug.org/texlive/Debian/</nowiki> context/
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=== Install latest unstable context .deb package ===
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  deb-src <nowiki>http://www.tug.org/texlive/Debian/</nowiki> context/
 
  
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Then do
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<tt>unstable</tt> means ''(mature) development'', the version number may changes. The software is ''stable''
  
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  apt-get update
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1. Download the two .deb-s
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  apt-get install context context-nonfree context-doc-nonfree
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http://packages.debian.org/unstable/all/context/download
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http://packages.debian.org/unstable/all/context-modules/download
  
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and apt will download and install the latest ConTeXt packages.
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2. run as root (the version number might have increased a bit)
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dpkg --install context_2021.03.05.20220211-1_all.deb
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mtxrun --generate
  
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== Steps to finish a first context upgrade ==
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3. run as user
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mtxrun --generate
  
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If you have format files in
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Step 2. is currently still necessary, but soon an update of tex-common will run mtxrun --generate automatically when packages have changed (like mktexlsr), and there will be no need to run this anymore.
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<tt>~/.texmf-var/web2c/<i>engine</i></tt> where <i>engine</i> is typically <tt>pdfetex</tt>, then these will shadow the ones installed by the context package.  So you need delete them.
 
  
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To find them, use <tt>kpsewhich cont-en.fmt</tt> (and similarly for the other formats).  Run the <tt>kpsewhich</tt> from a 'typical' directory (e.g. your home directory), rather than from <tt>~/.texmf-var/web2c/pdfetex/</tt> (adjust for your engine), otherwise it will find the newly created formats before any others.
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Step 3. needs to be done only when you have files in TEXMFHOME or you change things there.
  
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If you have context installed in a directory that precedes <tt>/usr/share/texmf</tt>, then they will shadow the ones installed by the package, and you will get a clash (the format files will be the ones installed by the package, but later versions will be read in).  So you need to move the shadowing context installations out of the way.
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You have now a system wide context-installation!
  
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== Finished! ==
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== See also ==
  
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That should do it! The output of <code>texexec --version</code> (run as you, not as root) is hopefully like this:
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{{Installation navbox}}
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<code>
 
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TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
 
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              texexec : TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
 
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              texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2004
 
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                  tex : pdfeTeXk, 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5)
 
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              context : ver: 2005.10.27
 
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              cont-en : ver: 2005.10.27  fmt: 2005.11.1  mes: english
 
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</code>
 
  
 
[[Category:Installation]]
 
[[Category:Installation]]
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See also the [[Debian TeXlive install]] page.
 

Latest revision as of 00:46, 14 February 2022


 NOTE: Releases of Debian (or any other distribution for that matter) usually contain way too old TeX distributions for ConTeXt MKIV (but should work fine for MKII). If you want to live on bleeding edge, consider using the packages from Debian/unstable, ConTeXt Standalone, or at least install the latest version of TeX Live with TLContrib manually.

Install the ConTeXt packages

The status of ConTeXt in Debian/unstable is currently up to date with TeX Live 2021, and includes all the necessary bits and pieces, plus the modules shipped in TeX Live.

If you are running Debian sid or later, then the context and context-modules packages should already be visible. Then do 

aptitude update
aptitude install context context-modules
  • The final version in debian bullseye (aka debian stable 11.2) is 2020.03.10.20200331-1
  • In unstable is a version that is from the TeX Live 2021

Install latest unstable context .deb package

unstable means (mature) development, the version number may changes. The software is stable

1. Download the two .deb-s http://packages.debian.org/unstable/all/context/download http://packages.debian.org/unstable/all/context-modules/download

2. run as root (the version number might have increased a bit) 

dpkg --install context_2021.03.05.20220211-1_all.deb
mtxrun --generate

3. run as user 

mtxrun --generate

Step 2. is currently still necessary, but soon an update of tex-common will run mtxrun --generate automatically when packages have changed (like mktexlsr), and there will be no need to run this anymore.

Step 3. needs to be done only when you have files in TEXMFHOME or you change things there.

You have now a system wide context-installation!

See also

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General
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Operating systems
Integrating editors with ConTeXt
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