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- [ ftp.nwc: 21 February 1993
-
- Most of the information in this file can be found in readme1.ftp
- and readme2.ftp, dated 01/07/93, in pub/unixtex on
- byron.u.washington.edu (128.95.48.32).
-
- Numerical Internet addresses are subject to change. If your name
- server does not recognize a hostname, and if you find that one of
- the Internet addresses listed below is no longer valid, please get
- in touch with us, and we shall look up the current numerical address
- for you. ]
-
-
- Most people who get in touch with us are aiming to install plain TeX,
- LaTeX, SliTeX, and plain Metafont, a previewer that will work in an X
- environment, and a PostScript printer driver. We hope you will not mind
- if we limit ourselves to addressing only the simplest means by which
- to attain these three aims via ftp.
-
- Thanks to Karl Berry, who is the Unix System Coordination Chair for TUG,
- and maintainer of WEB-to-C, and without whom TeX users with Unix machines
- would be nowhere, retrieval can be done from the following three sites
- (all of which have many useful things for TeX users other than what we
- will be focussing on here). The steps are:
-
- ftp ftp.cs.umb.edu (Internet address: 158.121.104.33)
-
- ftp> cd pub/tex
- ftp> get modes.mf [place in whatever you will be defining
- as your MFINPUTS directory in your
- ./web2c-<version>/lib/site.h file]
- ftp> bi
- ftp> get dvipsk.tar.Z [PostScript printer driver source:
- unpacks into ./dvipsk-<version>]
-
- ftp> get web.tar.Z [WEB source for TeX, Metafont, & family:
- unpacks into ./web2c-<version>]
-
- ftp> get web2c.tar.Z [web2c source:
- unpacks into ./web2c-<version>]
-
- ftp> get xdvik.tar.Z [X-windows previewer source:
- unpacks into ./xdvik-<version>]
- ftp> quit [end ftp session]
-
-
- ftp labrea.stanford.edu (Internet address: 36.8.0.112)
-
- ftp> cd tex/bibtex
- ftp> prompt [to avoid being asked about the retrieval
- of each file covered by a wildcard symbol]
- ftp> mget *.bib [place in your BIBINPUTS directory]
- ftp> mget *.bst [place in your TEXINPUTS directory]
- ftp> mget *.sty [place in your TEXINPUTS directory]
- ftp> mget *.tex [place in your TEXINPUTS directory]
- ftp> cd ../cm
- ftp> mget *.mf [place in MFINPUTS directory]
- ftp> cd ../lib
- ftp> mget * [place *.mf files in MFINPUTS directory,
- *.mft and *.tex in TEXINPUTS directory]
- ftp> cd ../fonts
- ftp> bi
- ftp> mget *.tfm [place in TEXFONTS directory]
-
- For a basic set of 300 dpi Computer Modern fonts generated for a
- Canon CX engine (not absolutely necessary, for dvips will generate
- fonts as needed):
-
- ftp> cd ../gf
- ftp> mget * [These are in gf format. To convert
- them into pk format, use "gftopk" which,
- along with its man page, will be made and
- installed during the web2c make of TeX.]
- ftp> quit [end ftp session]
-
-
- ftp niord.shsu.edu (Internet address: 192.92.115.8)
-
- ftp> cd latex
- ftp> bi
- ftp> get LATEX-25MAR1992.TAR_Z
-
- [Rename this to latex-25mar92.tar.Z, before
- extraction.
-
- This should unbundle into 4 directories.
- The general/*.tex and sty/*.sty files
- should be placed in your TEXINPUTS directory;
- the fonts/*.mf files into MFINPUTS.]
-
- ftp> quit [end ftp session]
-
-
- We believe this covers the retrieval of the essential files.
- Each of the three packages from ftp.cs.umb.edu contains its own
- installation instructions. Begin with ./web2c-<version>/README.
-
- If you are installing this material for the first time, 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.
-
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- For other programs, input files, and fonts, the major TeX archives are:
-
- Domestic (USA) sites:
-
- e-math.ams.com 130.44.1.100 [AMS-TeX, AMS-LaTeX]
- niord.shsu.edu 192.92.115.8
- science.utah.edu 128.110.198.2
- ymir.claremont.edu 134.173.21.23
-
- European sites:
-
- archive.cs.ruu.nl 131.211.80.17
- ftp.th-darmstadt.de 130.83.55.75
- ftp.uni-stuttgart.de 129.69.1.12
- tex.aston.ac.uk 134.151.40.18
-
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-
- 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 installation-support services.
-
- 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.
-