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diff --git a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/faq-texsys.tex b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/faq-texsys.tex index 1922410d2d7..84ebca739df 100644 --- a/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/faq-texsys.tex +++ b/Master/texmf-dist/doc/generic/FAQ-en/faq-texsys.tex @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -% $Id: faq-texsys.tex,v 1.13 2011/10/05 21:46:53 rf10 Exp rf10 $ +% $Id: faq-texsys.tex,v 1.13 2012/03/26 20:15:53 rf10 Exp $ \section{\TeX{} Systems} @@ -38,9 +38,10 @@ The \TeX{} distribution of choice, for Unix systems (including which is distributed as part of the \Qref*{\TeX{} collection}{Q-CD}. \texlive{} may also be installed ``over the network''; a network -installer is provided, and once you have a system (whether network- or -offline-installed) a manager (\ProgName{tlmgr}) can both keep your -installation up-to-date and add packages you didn't install at first. +installer is provided, and once you have a system (whether installed +from the network or installed off-line from a disc) a manager +(\ProgName{tlmgr}) can both keep your installation up-to-date and add +packages you didn't install at first. \texlive{} may be run with no installation at all; the web page % ! line break \href{http://www.tug.org/texlive/portable.html}{\texlive{} portable usage} @@ -81,13 +82,11 @@ the same place. Windows users nowadays have a real choice, between two excellent distributions, \miktex{} and \texlive{}. \texlive{} on windows has only in recent years been a real challenger to the long-established -\miktex{}, and even now \miktex{} has features that \texlive{} lacks, -while \texlive{} offers a \Qref*{\luatex{}}{Q-luatex} implementation, -which \miktex{} lacks (though it is present in \miktex{} 2.9, in -beta-release at the time of writing). Both are comprehensive +\miktex{}, and even now \miktex{} has features that \texlive{} lacks. +Both are comprehensive distributions, offering all the established \tex{} variants (\tex{}, -\pdftex{}~--- both with \etex{} variants~--- and \xetex{}), together -with a wide range of support tools. +\pdftex{}~--- both with \etex{} variants~--- as well as \xetex{} and +\luatex{}), together with a wide range of support tools. Both \miktex{} and \texlive{} offer management tools, including the means of keeping an installation ``up-to-date'', by reinstalling @@ -100,8 +99,8 @@ and has a large audience of satisfied users; \texlive{} is the dominant distribution in use in the world of Unix-like systems, and so its Windows version may be expected to appeal to those who use both Unix-like and Windows systems. The latest release of \miktex{}~--- -version 2.9, still in beta release at the time of writing~--- requires -Windows~XP, or later; it does not work on Windows~2000 or earlier. +version 2.9~--- requires Windows~XP, or later (so it does not work on +Windows~2000 or earlier). Both distributions may be used in a configuration which involves no installation at all. \miktex{}'s ``portable'' distribution may be @@ -172,6 +171,7 @@ comes with a bunch of Type~1 fonts packaged to work with BaKoMa \item[texlive]Browse \CTANref{texlive} \item[texlive installer (Windows)]\CTANref{texlive-windows} \end{ctanrefs} +\LastEdit{2012-03-28} \Question[Q-sysmac]{Macintosh systems} |