Installation

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

  • Windows

    • 32
    • 64

  • MacOS

    • 64

  • GNU/Linux

    • X86 32 | 64
    • ARM 32 | 64

  • Free BSD

    • 32 (untested)
    • 64

  • OpenBSD6.5

    • 32 (untested)
    • 64

  • OpenBSD6.6

    • 32 (untested)
    • 64

• #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 !

  • Download the tex input file Hello-World.tex from our Detailed example
  • Run context Hello-world.tex in your shell
  • Check the pdf output Hello-world.pdf.

  You can also follow our two steps tutorial:

  • Your 1st document
  • and a more Detailed example

  
  

  #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

• a 2 pages installation guide,
• a 1 page leaflet for ConTeXt LMTX
• a 1 page leaflet for LuaMetaTeX.

Further installation instructions

• Installing ConTeXt LMTX on MacOS

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