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You can [[Read Me| read the licence]] (Creative Commons GNU GPL for program code, and Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike for documentation).
 
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=== #3- First Run with ConTeXt ! ===
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* Download the tex input file [[Media:Hello-world.tex|Hello-World.tex]] from our [[Detailed_Example|Detailed example]]
 
* Download the tex input file [[Media:Hello-world.tex|Hello-World.tex]] from our [[Detailed_Example|Detailed example]]
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Just replay the install program, it also take care of updating the distribution:
 
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The official page '''[http://www.pragma-ade.com/install.htm Installing CONTEXT LMTX ]''' is hosted by Pragma-Ade, which also provides
 
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* [[Installing ConTeXt LMTX on MacOS]]
 
* [[Installing ConTeXt LMTX on MacOS]]

Revision as of 21:48, 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). You can read the licence (Creative Commons GNU GPL for program code, and Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike for documentation).

#1. Download

  • Windows

  • MacOS

  • GNU/Linux

  • 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. Easy 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