[NTG-context] Re: Number in a circle

[Kip Warner <kip@thevertigo.com>]

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On Thu, 2024-05-30 at 17:22 +0200, Henning Hraban Ramm wrote:
> Am 28.05.24 um 23:50 schrieb Kip Warner:
> > On Tue, 2024-05-28 at 17:47 +0200, Pablo Rodriguez wrote:
> > > fw is a new dimensio unit only available in LMTX (not in LuaTeX).
> > > 
> > > Just in case it might help,
> > 
> > Thanks Pablo. I'm using the context package for Ubuntu Mantic which
> > is
> > version 2021.03.05.20230120+dfsg-2. I'm assuming that doesn't
> > support
> > the new unit.
> 
> No. Debian/Ubuntu is known for outdated TeX Live packages.
> 
> It doesn’t matter as long as it works for you, but on this mailing
> list we tend to assume latest versions.
> 
> See "Integrating vanilla TeX Live with Debian" in 
> https://wiki.debian.org/TeXLive how to replace TeX Live from your
> Linux distribution with a current version.
> 
> You can also install an additional ConTeXt LMTX, just be careful
> about your PATH.
> https://wiki.contextgarden.net/Installation

Thanks Hrabab. With respect to the latter wiki page, the project might
consider adding a PPA. They're very popular among the over a hundred
different Debian based distros out there. They reconcile both system
requirements of proper FHS usage and file tracking by the system
package manager with the user's need to use the latest stable or
nightly.

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Kip Warner
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