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Main features of teTeX:
- Main program packages: web2c, pdfTeX, e-TeX, Omega, xdvi, dvips, dvilj, ps2pk, makeinfo, texinfo, texconfig
- TDS (TeX Directory Structure) compliant large support tree with fonts / macros
- run-time configuration files for dvi-drivers and tex+friends
- very easy to install and customize (install.sh and texconfig utility)
- documentation for all packages included
- automatic font generation with support for read-only inputs tree (i.e. possibility to use alternate destination for newly created fonts)
- ready for a multi-platform setup
- fast file searching
- ready for producing resolution independent (bitmap free) postscript or pdf documents
- the whole distribution can be installed anywhere in the filesystem (e.g. /usr/TeX or /usr/local/tex). You do not need to set any environment variable as long as you keep the original structure of the package.
UK TeX Archive
ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/
This ftp server supports dynamic creation of zip, zoo, or tar.gz
archives. If you want the contents of a directory (*and all its
subdirectories*), go to the level above and `get' the directory name
suffixed by .zip, zoo or .tar.gz
TeX systems
ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/systems/
organised by operating environment
ftp://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive/systems/unix/teTeX/current/distrib.tar.gz
US LaTeX Archive
ftp://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive/macros/latex/
Effective Tuesday, March 23, 1999, the CTAN macros/latex/ directories
containing the distribution and related files for LaTeX 2e have been
rearranged as follows:
base/ --- the complete LaTeX 2e distribution kit.
unpacked/ --- ditto, but already unpacked.
required/ --- officially provided LaTeX extensions, which should be
available in any `complete' installation; each
component is in its own subdirectory.
contrib/ --- user-contributed styles and packages for LaTeX 2e.
Each multi-file package is housed in its own
unique subdirectory.
exptl/ --- Experimental LaTeX code.
md /usr/shared/installs/teTeX.1.0 mkdir binaries base doc fonts goodies ftp ctan.tug.org
cd /tex-archive/systems/unix/teTeX/current/distrib bin prompt dir binaries mget install.sh base doc fonts goodies binaries/sparc-solaris.tar.gz quit
-- the latex is at base/latex-base.tar.gz and is included in the minimal installation requirement.
bakd
# install.sh
Current directories setup: ==============================================================================
target (prefix): /usr/shared/teTeX
main texmf tree: /usr/shared/teTeX/share/texmf
UNIX man pages: /usr/shared/teTeX/man
GNU info pages: /usr/shared/teTeX/info
Current options setup: ==============================================================================
<S> create symlinks in standard directories: [X]
binaries to: /usr/shared/bin
manpages to: /usr/shared/man
info to: /usr/shared/infoDo you want to omit the extra subdirectory (Y/N)? y
Run the command
texconfig conf
and
- verify that all programs are found from the directory containing the teTeX binaries.
# make letter paper (in contrast to A4) the default papersize
update /usr/share/texmf/xdvi/XDvi
texconfig xdvi us
update /usr/share/texmf/dvips/config/config.ps
texconfig dvips paper letter
check the environment by the command
texconfig confall
if they run into trouble.
you need to run texhash after you install new files in
/usr/shared/teTeX/share/texmf
documented on: 2000.08.02
