[FTP.nwc: 29 Jun 1993 This file is available on ftp.cs.umb.edu (158.121.104.33) in pub/tex.] ========================================================================= TeX programs are user-supported: join the TeX Users Group (TUG) and support the development of these programs. For membership information, send mail to tug@math.ams.org. ========================================================================= FTP INSTRUCTIONS Most people who get in touch with the Unix TeX distribution at the Univ. of Washington are aiming to install plain TeX, LaTeX/SliTeX, BibTeX, plain Metafont, a previewer that will work under the X windowing system, and a PostScript device driver. While the ftp sites listed below have just about everything useful for users of TeX on a variety of operating systems, our retrieval instructions -- intended solely for users with machines running Unix -- are limited to the programs mentioned above. The three ftp sites mentioned below are part of the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network (CTAN). CTAN is the result of cooperative work among members of TUG, DANTE [German-speaking TeX Users Group], and UKTUG [U.K. TeX Users Group], under the leadership of George Greenwade, Chair for TUG's Technical Working Group on TeX Archive Guidelines. Special thanks to George Greenwade for establishing the CTAN site at Sam Houston State University (US), to Rainer Schoepf for the CTAN site at the University of Stuttgart (FRG), and to Sebastian Rahtz for the CTAN site at Aston University (UK). These archives mirror each other meticulously. Please use the host nearest you: Host Internet address TeX root dir ---- ---------------- ------------ ftp.shsu.edu 192.92.115.10 tex-archive ftp.tex.ac.uk 134.151.44.19 pub/archive ftp.uni-stuttgart.de 128.69.1.12 soft/tex The instructions below -- rooted in the directory "tex-archive" -- are for ftp.shsu.edu. Users of ftp.tex.ac.uk or ftp.uni-stuttgart.de will be able to retrieve the same files by rooting themselves in either "pub/archive" or "soft/tex". Upon logging on, retrieve and read README.archive-features and README.site-commands to learn how to use the archive efficiently. We assume in our instructions below, that you will have read these documents and will be able to use the information in them to make retrieval more convenient for yourself. (In our instructions, the mode of compression used during retrieval is gzip. All files ending in .gz are gzipped. If .gz does not work, .z will. The .gz extension is official, but you may find .z still in use during this period of transition.) We encourage you to retrieve and install GNU's gunzip utility, part of the gzip package in ~/tex-archive/archive-tools/gzip. It does a better job of compression than standard Unix compress; and, important to all users of free software, it is, as far as we know, patent-free. It is actually illegal to use Unix compress for software on the net, because it infringes on a software patent. To inform yourself about the new software monopolies in the U.S., send mail to the League for Programming Freedom: lpf@uunet.uu.net For web2c: --------- Special thanks here to Karl Berry, Unix System Coordination Chair for TUG. He improves/develops/maintains web2c (the program that has made the compilation of TeX & Metafont on Unix and other systems close to a breeze), modes.mf, dvipsk, and xdvik, as well as programs not mentioned in this file. He also maintains ftp.cs.umb.edu. ftp> cd tex-archive/systems/unix/web2c ftp> bi [for retrieval of binary files] ftp> get web.tar.gz [WEB source for TeX, Metafont, & family: unpacks into ./web2c-] For a basic set of input files and fonts: ---------------------------------------- ftp> cd ../../../bibliography/bibtex/styles ftp> get base.tar.gz ftp> cd ../../../macros/plain ftp> get base.tar.gz texbase.tar.gz [rename to avoid writing over the already-retrieved base.tar.gz] ftp> cd ../latex ftp> get distribs.tar.gz ftp> cd ../../fonts/cm/modes ftp> get modes.mf ftp> cd .. ftp> get mf.tar.gz ftp> get tfm.tar.gz ftp> cd ../../systems/knuth ftp> get lib.tar.gz [As used below, BIBINPUTS, MFINPUTS, TEXFONTS, and TEXINPUTS are defined by you in your ./web2c-/Makefile in the section on default search path definitions. Be sure to read Karl's comments there in the Makefile, as well his section on "Directory hierarchies" in his web2c-/README. base.tar.gz and texbase.tar.gz will unpack into ./base: *.bib files go into your BIBINPUTS directory; *.bst and *.tex go into your TEXINPUTS directory or subdirectory thereof. distribs.tar.gz unpacks into ./distribs: contains all of the current LaTeX distribution from Mainz; *.tex and *.sty files from ./distribs/latex/general and ./distribs/latex/sty go into your TEXINPUTS area; *. mf files from ./distribs/latex/fonts go into your MFINPUTS area. [To get latex.fmt dumped, you will need tfm fonts for LaTeX. You could go to labrea.stanford.edu and retrieve them from ~/tex/fonts (you will have to rename circle10.tfm to lcircle10.tfm, circlew10.tfm to lcirclew10.tfm), or generate them from the *.mf sources by using the Metafont program. LaTeX *.tfm font files go into your TEXFONTS area.] modes.mf goes into your MFINPUTS area; mf.tar.gz unpacks into ./mf: *.mf files go into your MFINPUTS area; tfm.tar.gz unpacks into ./tfm: *.tfm files go into your TEXFONTS area; lib.tar.gz unpacks into ./lib: *.mf files go into your MFINPUTS area; *.mft and *.tex files go into your TEXINPUTS area.] For X-windows previewer (xdvik) ------------------------------- and PostScript device driver (dvipsk): ------------------------------------- ftp> cd ../../dviware/xdvik ftp> get xdvik.tar.gz [unpacks into ./xdvik-] ftp> cd ../dvipsk ftp> get dvipsk.tar.gz [unpacks into dvipsk-] ftp> cd ../../fonts/cm/pk ftp> get pk300.zip [For write-black 300dpi devices. Not necessary, for dvips comes with a script that will generate missing fonts. The zip/unzip package is in ~/tex-archive/archive-tools/info-zip.] ftp> get pk300w.zip [pk300w (write-white) fonts are better with xdvi] ftp> quit [end ftp session] We believe this covers the retrieval of the essential files. Each of the three packages -- web2c, xdvik, dvipsk, -- contains its own installation instructions. Start with the web2c package; begin by reading ./web2c-/README. If this is your first TeX installation, you may not find the process as easy as installing directly from our distribution tape, but ease is a matter of degree. All installation processes require careful attention to detail, and knowledge of your system. Festina Lente (Make Haste Slowly), and you improve your chances of success. Those who purchase distribution tapes from us support this reply service, and receive installation help should they need it. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Network users interested in TeX software will find much that is useful in the following FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) documents on ftp.uu.net (137.39.1.9) in ~/usenet/comp.text.tex: T,_L,_e.:_F_A_Q_w_A_M [TeX,LaTeX,etc.:FAQ with Answers(Monthly)] TeX-FAQ-supplement_* A beautifully done index of macros for TeX and LaTeX is available on theory.lcs.mit.edu (18.52.0.92) in ~/pub/tex/TeX-index. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ If you are concerned about connect-time, search or retrieval problems, or will require help in building and installing the basic TeX/LaTeX and Metafont programs on your machines, you may wish to consider ordering a distribution tape from Northwest Computing Support Center DR-10, Thomson Hall 35 University of Washington Seattle WA 98195 phone: (206) 543-6259 A distribution fee in the area of $210 for domestic sites covers the expenses of putting together and maintaining the distribution, its equipment, and of providing information and installation-support services. The University of Washington does not subsidize the Unix TeX distribution. E-mail queries concerning the distribution tape should be sent to: elisabet@u.washington.edu (Elizabeth Tachikawa), otherwise to: mackay@cs.washington.edu (Dr. Pierre A. MacKay). Until we can do more, we hope that this will help.