Debian installation
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Install teTeX 3.0
Lucky Debian users can install official but experimental packages. You have to enable them by adding the following line in your /etc/apt/sources.list file (as root) :
# echo "deb ftp://ftp.fr.debian.org/debian/ ../project/experimental main" \
# >>/etc/apt/sources.list
where "ftp.fr.debian.org" stands for your favorite mirror. Then, as root, you just have to ask the corresponding pakages to apt-get :
# apt-get install -t experimental tetex-bin tetex-extra
teTex 3.0 packages are now in unstable (25th Feb. 2006)
Install a pdfTeX update
I wonder why 'Install a pdftex update' ?
The Debian tetex-bin package contains a pdftex program
I suggest to delete this paragraph
--Stappers 12:31, 25 February 2006 (CET)
Install a MetaPost update
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TODO: why a meta post update? (See: To-Do List) |
Install a Latin Modern font update
Under Debian, root as just to ask :
# apt-get install lmodern pts-tetex-cm-super
The configuration/update is handled by apt-get
On newer versions you do
# apt-get install lmodern cm-super
Install the latest ConTeXt
Fetch the current distro from Pragma ADE: [cont-tmf.zip]
As a user, I would advise to install context in ~/texmf (~ refers to the current user home directory)
mkdir texmf cd texmf wget http://www.pragma-ade.com/context/current/cont-tmf.zip unzip cont-tmf.zip texexec --make
Finished!
That should do it! The output of texexec --version is hopefully like this:
TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
texexec : TeXExec 5.4.3 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2005
texutil : TeXUtil 9.0.0 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1992-2004
tex : pdfeTeXk, 3.141592-1.30.4-2.2 (Web2C 7.5.5)
context : ver: 2005.10.27
cont-en : ver: 2005.10.27 fmt: 2005.11.1 mes: english
See also the Debian TeXlive install page.
