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=== ⯆ GNU/Linux ===
 
=== ⯆ GNU/Linux ===
 
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<small><li>X86 [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-linux.zip 32b] | [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-linux-64.zip 64b]</li>
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<small><li>X86 [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-linux.zip 32] | [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-linux-64.zip 64]</li>
<li>ARM [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-linux-armhf.zip 32b] | [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-linux-aarch64.zip 64b]</li></small>
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<li>ARM [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-linux-armhf.zip 32] | [http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-linux-aarch64.zip 64]</li></small>
 
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===&nbsp;⯆ Windows ===
 
===&nbsp;⯆ Windows ===
 
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<li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-mswin.zip 32b]</li>
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<li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-mswin.zip 32]</li>
<li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-win64.zip 64b]</li>
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===&nbsp;⯆ MacOS ===
 
===&nbsp;⯆ MacOS ===
 
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<li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-osx-64.zip 64b]</li>
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===&nbsp;⯆ Free BSD ===
 
===&nbsp;⯆ Free BSD ===
 
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<li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-freebsd.zip 32b] (untested)</li>
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<li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-freebsd.zip 32] (untested)</li>
<li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-freebsd-amd64.zip 64b]</li>
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===&nbsp;⯆ OpenBSD6.5 ===
 
===&nbsp;⯆ OpenBSD6.5 ===
 
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<li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-openbsd6.5.zip 32b] (untested)</li>
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<li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-openbsd6.5.zip 32] (untested)</li>
<li>[http://lmtx.pragma-ade.nl/install-lmtx/context-openbsd6.5-amd64.zip 64b]</li>
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===&nbsp;⯆ OpenBSD6.6 ===
 
===&nbsp;⯆ OpenBSD6.6 ===
 
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Revision as of 12:10, 29 May 2020

Since April 2019, there is a new major version of ConTeXt, named ConTeXt LMTX.

It is a new implementation tuned for LuaMetaTeX TeX engine, the lean and mean successor of the LuaTeX TeX engine (see article).


  • #1- Download

    •  ⯆ GNU/Linux

    •  ⯆ Windows

    •  ⯆ MacOS

    •  ⯆ Free BSD

    •  ⯆ OpenBSD6.5

    •  ⯆ OpenBSD6.6


  • #2- Installation

    1. Create a directory for, e.g. data/context
    2. Go there and download the relevant zip for your plateform (see aside)
    3. Unpack the zip, some files will appear
    4. Execute the install program, which will take care of downloading the distribution:
      • WINDOWS: install.bat
      • UNIX: install.sh (set the executable permissions)
    5. Add ConTeXt to your system PATH :
      • WINDOWS: run setpath.bat
      • UNIX: use the PATH instructions provided at the end of install.sh with:
    Bash shell echo 'export PATH=...thepathinstructions...:$PATH' >> ~/.bashrc
    Sh/Ksh shell echo 'export PATH=...thepathinstructions...:$PATH' >> ~/.profile
    Tcsh/csh shell echo 'set path = ($path ...thepathinstructions...)' >> ~/.cshrc
  • #3- First Run with ConTeXt !

    You can also follow our two steps tutorial:


    #4-Update ?

    Just replay the install program, it also take care of updating the distribution:

    • WINDOWS: install.bat
    • UNIX: install.sh (set the executable permissions)


Official installation page

The official page Installing CONTEXT LMTX is hosted by Pragma-Ade, which also provides


Further installation instructions