Installation of TeXmacs
1. Download the package
Download the distribution which corresponds to your system:
For a first impression of TeXmacs, we recommend to download
the static binaries. You may also download the source code and
compile TeXmacs yourself.
2. Unpack the package
cd into the directory where you wish to install TeXmacs and type
gunzip -c TeXmacs-[version]-[your system].tar.gz | tar xvf -
All files will be unpacked into the directory TeXmacs-[version].
This [installation directory] will be needed when setting
the environment variables.
3. Set the environment variables
Depending on your shell, either type
setenv TEXMACS_PATH [installation directory]
setenv PATH $TEXMACS_PATH/bin:$PATH
setenv LD_LIBRARY_PATH $TEXMACS_PATH/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
or
export TEXMACS_PATH=[installation directory]
export PATH=$TEXMACS_PATH/bin:$PATH
export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$TEXMACS_PATH/lib:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH
4. Run !
texmacs &
5. Problems
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I get a message texmacs: no such file or command
when trying to run texmacs &.
Explanation: You do not have all required shared libraries
to run TeXmacs. For instance, you might have the wrong version
of libX.so.
Solution: Try the static binary TeXmacs distribution
or compile the source code.
-
TeXmacs fails to produce certain fonts.
Explanation 1: You did not install the right font.
Explanation 2: TeXmacs does not manage to cooporate
with your TeX system.
Explanation 3: You do not have permissions to
update metafont search paths.
Solution: Check the configuration of your TeX system.
preferably use a standard TeX distribution like TeTeX,
or download some precompiled fonts.