@ifclear version @defcodeindex fl @defcodeindex op @end ifclear @node unixtex.ftp @section @file{unixtex.ftp}: Obtaining @TeX{} @cindex obtaining @TeX{} @cindex retrieving @TeX{} @flindex unixtex.ftp @flindex tug.org @flindex www.tug.org @flindex ftp.tug.org This @iftex chapter @end iftex is @uref{ftp://ftp.tug.org/tex/unixtex.ftp}, last updated 26 December 2003. Also available as @uref{http://www.tug.org/unixtex.ftp}. The IP address is currently @code{[130.225.2.178]}. It is also in Kpathsea source distributions as @file{etc/unixtex.ftp} (although the network version is usually newer). Mail @email{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{}, La@TeX{} (2e), Bib@TeX{}, 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 @uref{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 (@uref{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 @uref{http://www.tug.org/join.html} for information and the membership registration form, and @uref{http://www.tug.org/usergroups.html} for a listing of all user groups. For actual installation instructions after obtaining the necessary sources, see @ref{Installation}. A copy is in the distribution file @file{kpathsea/INSTALL}. @menu * Electronic distribution:: CTAN and so forth. * CD-ROM distribution:: * Other TeX packages:: @end menu @c * Tape distribution:: @c used to be in this menu. @node Electronic distribution @subsection Electronic distribution @cindex ftp retrieval @cindex obtaining Web2c by ftp @cindex distributions, via ftp @cindex CTAN, defined @cindex backbone of CTAN In many places we refer to @var{CTAN:}. This is @emph{both} a host name and a directory name. Here are the primary locations: @example @uref{ftp://ctan.tug.org/tex-archive/} @r{(Vermont, USA)} @uref{ftp://ftp.dante.de/tex-archive/} @r{(Germany)} @uref{ftp://ftp.tex.ac.uk/tex-archive/} @r{(England)} @end example @noindent @flindex README.mirrors @flindex CTAN.sites @cindex mirrors, FTP CTAN has many mirrors worldwide; see the top-level file @file{README.mirrors} from one of the sites above or see @uref{http://www.tug.org/CTAN.sites}. @cindex World Wide Web CTAN access @cindex email CTAN access @cindex NFS CTAN access You can also access CTAN via the World Wide Web, electronic mail, or NFS. The same @file{README.mirrors} file explains how. @cindex binary mode, for file transfers 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): @table @asis @item @file{@var{CTAN:}/systems/web2c/web.tar.gz} @cindex Knuth, Donald E., original author The original WEB source files, written primarily by Don Knuth. Required unless you already have this @file{web} version. (The WEB sources change irregularly with respect to Web2c itself.) Unpacks into @file{web2c-@var{version}}. @item @file{@var{CTAN:}/systems/web2c/web2c.tar.gz} The Web2c system. Required. Also unpacks into @file{web2c-@var{version}}. @item @file{@var{CTAN:}/systems/web2c/web2c-etex.tar.gz} Additions to the Web2c system for building e-@TeX{}. Optional. Unpacks into @file{web2c-@var{version}}. @item @file{@var{CTAN:}/systems/web2c/etexlib.tar.gz} Additions to the texmf tree needed to build e-@TeX{}. Optional. Unpacks into @file{texmf/}. @item @file{@var{CTAN:}/systems/web2c/etexdoc.tar.gz} Documentation for e-@TeX{} as an addition to the texmf tree. Optional. Unpacks into @file{texmf/}. @item @file{@var{CTAN:}/systems/web2c/web2c-omega.tar.gz} Additions to the Web2c system for building Omega. Optional. Unpacks into @file{web2c-@var{version}}. @item @file{@var{CTAN:}/systems/web2c/omegalib.tar.gz} Additions to the texmf tree needed to build Omega. Optional. Unpacks into @file{texmf/}. @item @file{@var{CTAN:}/systems/web2c/omegadoc.tar.gz} Documentation for Omega as an addition to the texmf tree. Optional. Unpacks into @file{texmf/}. @item @file{@var{CTAN:}/systems/web2c/web2c-pdftex.tar.gz} Additions to the Web2c system for building pdf@TeX{}. Optional. Unpacks into @file{web2c-@var{version}}. @item @file{@var{CTAN:}/systems/web2c/pdftexlib.tar.gz} Additions to the texmf tree needed to build pdf@TeX{}. Optional. Unpacks into @file{texmf/}. @item @file{@var{CTAN:}/dviware/xdvik/xdvik.tar.gz} X window system DVI previewer. Unpacks into @file{xdvik-@var{version}}. Optional. @end table Additional drivers, macro files, and other support are needed to build a working system. These are available in te@TeX{}. All that said, the originating host for the software above is @file{ftp.tug.org}. You can retrieve these distributions (but not much else) from the @file{tex/} directory on that host. @node CD-ROM distribution @subsection CD-ROM distribution @cindex CD-ROM distributions @cindex obtaining Web2c on CD-ROM @cindex distributions, on CD-ROM Numerous organizations distribute various @TeX{} CD-ROM's (and DVD's): @itemize @bullet @item @cindex @TeX{} Live CD-ROM Virtually all the @TeX{} user groups collaborate to produce the @cite{@TeX{} Live} distribution once a year; see @uref{http://www.tug.org/texlive/} for more information. @item @cindex Free Software Foundation @cindex FSF Source Code CD-ROM The Free Software Foundation's @cite{Source Code CD-ROM} contains the minimal @TeX{} source distribution described in the previous section (i.e., enough to print GNU documentation); email @email{gnu@@gnu.org}. @c Commented out: the information is outdated in way or another. @c @item @c The Gateway@! CD-ROM set contains a runnable NetBSD/Amiga distribution @c and sources; see @url{http://www.netbsd.org/Sites/cdroms.html}. @c @item @c The InfoMagic CD-ROM is a copy of CTAN (see previous section); see @c @url{http://www.infomagic.com}. @c @item @c @cindex 4all@TeX{} Live CD-ROM @c @cindex NTG @c NTG (Dutch-speaking @TeX{} user group) produced the 4all@TeX{} CD-ROM; @c email @email{ntg@@nic.surfnet.nl}, or see @c @url{http://www.ntg.nl/4allcd/}. This is a runnable system. @c @item @c @cindex Prime Time @TeX{}cetera CD-ROM @c The Prime Time @TeX{}cetera CD-ROM is also a copy of CTAN; email @c @email{ptf@@ctcl.com} or see @url{http://www.ptf.com/ptf/}. @c @item @c @cindex Walnut Creek @TeX{} CD-ROM @c Walnut Creek's @TeX{} CD-ROM is also a copy of CTAN; email @c @email{info@@cdrom.com} or see @c @url{http://www.cdrom.com:/titles/tex.html}. @item @cindex Linux, using Web2c Most Linux distributions include some @TeX{} package based on Web2c; see the Linux documentation file @samp{Distribution-HOWTO} for a comparison of Linux distributions, available (for example) via @uref{http://www.linux.org}. @end itemize If you know of additional @TeX{} distributions to add to this list, please inform @email{tex-k@@mail.tug.org}. @ignore @node Tape distribution @subsection Tape distribution @cindex tape distribution @cindex obtaining @TeX{} on tape @cindex distributions, on tape @cindex Northwest Computing Support Center @flindex unixtex@@u.washington.edu @cindex support organization You can obtain a complete @TeX{} distribution, including Web2c, on tape. Contact: @display Pierre MacKay / Denny Hall, Mail Stop DH-10 / Department of Classics University of Washington / Seattle, WA 98195 / USA phone: 206-543-2268; email: @email{unixtex@@u.washington.edu} @end display At this writing, the distribution is available in @code{tar} format on 4@dmn{mm} DAT cartridges, and the cost is US$210. Make checks payable to the University of Washington, drawn on a U.S. bank. Purchase orders are acceptable, but they carry an extra charge of $10 to pay for invoice processing. Overseas sites, please add $20 for shipment via air parcel post, or $30 for shipment via courier. @end ignore @node Other TeX packages @subsection Other @TeX{} packages @cindex other @TeX{} distributions @cindex @TeX{} distributions besides Web2c @cindex Amiga @TeX{} implementations @cindex Acorn @TeX{} implementations @cindex VMS @TeX{} implementations @cindex Macintosh @TeX{} implementations @cindex DOS @TeX{} implementations @cindex Windows @TeX{} implementations Many other @TeX{} implementations are available in @file{@var{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!) @cindex te@TeX{} @cindex precompiled Unix binaries The principal user-oriented Unix distribution based on Web2c is the te@TeX{} 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. @flindex labrea.stanford.edu @cindex Knuth, Donald E., archive of programs by The host @t{labrea.stanford.edu} is the original source for the files for which Donald Knuth is directly responsible: @file{tex.web}, @file{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, @t{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.