[NTG-context] Re: Number in a circle

[Bruce Horrocks <ntg@scorecrow.com>]

> On 1 Jun 2024, at 01:48, Bruce Horrocks <ntg@scorecrow.com> wrote:
> 
> I'm not sure there is a need to do any more than Adam Reviczky is already doing. When I find a bit of time I'll install a Ubuntu 24.04 into a VM and see what version of Context is installed, likewise Debian.


TL;DR: OMG! I thought Ubuntu was supposed to be Linux made easy?

1) I installed Ubuntu 14.04 It comes with context pre-installed but it's broken.

bruce@bruce-VMware-Virtual-Platform:-$ which context
/usr/bin/context

bruce@bruce-VMware-Virtual-Platform:~$ context --version
mtxrun          | unknown script 'mtx-context.lua' or 'mtx-mtx-context.lua'


2) I removed the pre-installed context, added the reviczky PPA from launchpad.net as an alternative package source and re-installed.

bruce@bruce-VMware-Virtual-Platform:~$ sudo apt remove context
[output snipped]

bruce@bruce-VMware-Virtual-Platform:-$ sudo add-apt-repository ppa:reviczky
[output snipped]

bruce@bruce-VMware-Virtual-Platform:-$ sudo apt install context
[output snipped]

bruce@bruce-VMware-Virtual-Platform:~$ context --version
mtx-context     | ConTeXt Process Management 1.04
mtx-context     |
mtx-context     | main context file: /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkiv/context.mkiv
mtx-context     | current version: 2023.05.05 18:36
mtx-context     | main context file: /usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/mkxl/context.mkxl
mtx-context     | current version: 2023.05.05 18:36


This at least works but it's an ancient version. I couldn't find any way to access the 2024 dated version referenced in the PPA/launchpad site.


Conclusion:

Not sure where this leaves us. Ubutu complained about the PPA ot having a 'release' file - so this may be a bug with the PPS config which is stopping Ubuntu from downloading from that PPA. Or it may be this will bnever work?

Whatever the problem is, the suggestion of getting Context into the Deb build seems like the way to go.

—
Bruce Horrocks
Hampshire, UK

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