The TeX collection
If you don’t have access to the Internet, there are obvious
attractions to TeX collections on a disc. Even those with net
access will find large quantities of TeX-related files to hand a
great convenience.
The TeX collection provides this, together with
ready-to-run TeX systems for various architectures. Contents of
the collection are:
- The TeX Live installation disc (a CD) provides TeX
systems for use on GNU-Linux, MacOS/X and Win-32
architectures;
- The TeX Live ‘Live’ disc (a DVD) providing TeX for
a wider range of architectures;
- MacTeX: an easy to install TeX system for MacOS/X, based
on TeX Live, and including the
texshop front-end
and other tools;
- ProTeXt: an easy to install TeX system for Windows, based
on MiKTeX, and including an ‘active’ document to guide
installation; and
- A snapshot of CTAN.
A fair number of national TeX User Groups, as well as TUG,
distribute copies to their members at no extra charge. Some user
groups are also able to sell additional copies:
contact your local user group or TUG.
You may also download disc images from CTAN; the installation
disc, ProTeXt and MacTeX are all separately available. Beware:
they are all pretty large downloads.
More details of the collection are available from its own
web page
on the TUG site.
- MacTeX
- systems/mac/mactex/
- ProTeXt
- systems/win32/protext/
- TeXlive install image
- systems/texlive/
This question on the Web: http://www.tex.ac.uk/cgi-bin/texfaq2html?label=CD