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+`unixtex.ftp': Obtaining TeX
+============================
+
+This is `ftp://ftp.tug.org/tex/unixtex.ftp', last updated 26 December
+2003. Also available as `http://www.tug.org/unixtex.ftp'. The IP
+address is currently `[130.225.2.178]'. It is also in Kpathsea source
+distributions as `etc/unixtex.ftp' (although the network version is
+usually newer). Mail <tex-k@mail.tug.org> with comments or questions.
+
+ Following are general instructions for Unix or other sites who wish to
+acquire the Web2c distribution, (plain) TeX, LaTeX (2e), BibTeX,
+Metafont, MetaPost, DVI processors for the X window system, PostScript,
+the PCL language in the HP LaserJet, and related programs. They are
+oriented towards building from the original sources, though some
+information on alternative packages is included in the last section.
+See also `http://www.tug.org/web2c/', the Web2c and Kpathsea home page.
+
+ Please note that the Web2c distribution is a bare-bones distribution
+in source form, and building a complete installation from it is a
+non-trivial matter. For most uses, it is a better idea to install a
+distribution with pre-packaged binaries for your platform. The
+principal example of such a distribution is TeX Live
+(`http://www.tug.org/texlive/'), which is based on the Web2c sources.
+
+ Please consider joining the TeX Users Group (TUG) or another user
+group of your choice to help support the maintenance and development of
+the programs you retrieve. See `http://www.tug.org/join.html' for
+information and the membership registration form, and
+`http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html' for a listing of all user groups.
+
+ For actual installation instructions after obtaining the necessary
+sources, see *Note Installation::. A copy is in the distribution file
+`kpathsea/INSTALL'.
+
+Electronic distribution
+-----------------------
+
+In many places we refer to CTAN:. This is _both_ a host name and a
+directory name. Here are the primary locations:
+
+ `ftp://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive/' (Vermont, USA)
+ `ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/' (Germany)
+ `ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/' (England)
+
+CTAN has many mirrors worldwide; see the top-level file
+`README.mirrors' from one of the sites above or see
+`http://www.tug.org/CTAN.sites'.
+
+ You can also access CTAN via the World Wide Web, electronic mail, or
+NFS. The same `README.mirrors' file explains how.
+
+ You will need to retrieve some or all of the following archives,
+depending on your needs (don't forget to set binary mode for file
+transfers):
+
+`CTAN:/systems/web2c/web.tar.gz'
+ The original WEB source files, written primarily by Don Knuth.
+ Required unless you already have this `web' version. (The WEB
+ sources change irregularly with respect to Web2c itself.) Unpacks
+ into `web2c-VERSION'.
+
+`CTAN:/systems/web2c/web2c.tar.gz'
+ The Web2c system. Required. Also unpacks into `web2c-VERSION'.
+
+`CTAN:/systems/web2c/web2c-etex.tar.gz'
+ Additions to the Web2c system for building e-TeX. Optional.
+ Unpacks into `web2c-VERSION'.
+
+`CTAN:/systems/web2c/etexlib.tar.gz'
+ Additions to the texmf tree needed to build e-TeX. Optional.
+ Unpacks into `texmf/'.
+
+`CTAN:/systems/web2c/etexdoc.tar.gz'
+ Documentation for e-TeX as an addition to the texmf tree.
+ Optional. Unpacks into `texmf/'.
+
+`CTAN:/systems/web2c/web2c-omega.tar.gz'
+ Additions to the Web2c system for building Omega. Optional.
+ Unpacks into `web2c-VERSION'.
+
+`CTAN:/systems/web2c/omegalib.tar.gz'
+ Additions to the texmf tree needed to build Omega. Optional.
+ Unpacks into `texmf/'.
+
+`CTAN:/systems/web2c/omegadoc.tar.gz'
+ Documentation for Omega as an addition to the texmf tree.
+ Optional. Unpacks into `texmf/'.
+
+`CTAN:/systems/web2c/web2c-pdftex.tar.gz'
+ Additions to the Web2c system for building pdfTeX. Optional.
+ Unpacks into `web2c-VERSION'.
+
+`CTAN:/systems/web2c/pdftexlib.tar.gz'
+ Additions to the texmf tree needed to build pdfTeX. Optional.
+ Unpacks into `texmf/'.
+
+`CTAN:/dviware/xdvik/xdvik.tar.gz'
+ X window system DVI previewer. Unpacks into `xdvik-VERSION'.
+ Optional.
+
+ Additional drivers, macro files, and other support are needed to build
+a working system. These are available in teTeX.
+
+ All that said, the originating host for the software above is
+`ftp.tug.org'. You can retrieve these distributions (but not much
+else) from the `tex/' directory on that host.
+
+CD-ROM distribution
+-------------------
+
+Numerous organizations distribute various TeX CD-ROM's (and DVD's):
+
+ * Virtually all the TeX user groups collaborate to produce the `TeX
+ Live' distribution once a year; see `http://www.tug.org/texlive/'
+ for more information.
+
+ * The Free Software Foundation's `Source Code CD-ROM' contains the
+ minimal TeX source distribution described in the previous section
+ (i.e., enough to print GNU documentation); email <gnu@gnu.org>.
+
+ * Most Linux distributions include some TeX package based on Web2c;
+ see the Linux documentation file `Distribution-HOWTO' for a
+ comparison of Linux distributions, available (for example) via
+ `http://www.linux.org'.
+
+ If you know of additional TeX distributions to add to this list,
+please inform <tex-k@mail.tug.org>.
+
+Other TeX packages
+------------------
+
+Many other TeX implementations are available in `CTAN:/systems',
+including ready-to-run distributions for Unix, Amiga, Acorn, VMS,
+Macintosh, DOS, and Windows (in various forms). Although Web2c has
+support in the source code for many operating systems, and in fact some
+of the other distributions are based on it, it's unlikely to work as
+distributed on anything but Unix. (Please contribute improvements!)
+
+ The principal user-oriented Unix distribution based on Web2c is the
+teTeX distribution. It includes complete sources, and runs on all
+modern Unix variants, including Linux. It contains many TeX-related
+programs besides those in the core Web2c.
+
+ The host labrea.stanford.edu is the original source for the files for
+which Donald Knuth is directly responsible: `tex.web', `plain.tex',
+etc. However, unless you want to build your TeX library tree ab initio,
+it is more reliable and less work to retrieve these files as part of
+the above packages. In any case, labrea is not the canonical source for
+anything except what was created by Stanford TeX project, so do not
+rely on all the files available at that ftp site being up-to-date.
+