1.The idea behind rpm packages

If you use RedHat Linux or another linux distribution (like Mandrake) which supports the rpm command to install software, it is very easy to install GNU TeXmacs. You can check whether rpm exists on your system using

    which rpm

If the program is not installed, or if you do not have root privilege, then you should ask your system administrator to install GNU TeXmacs, or use the classical installation method.

2.Download, install and run

After downloading (5.6 Mb) the GNU TeXmacs distribution for PC's under GNU/Linux, you may install the software by typing (as root)

    rpm -i TeXmacs-1.0.7.3-1.i386.rpm

The program can now be launched using

    texmacs &

In a similar way, you may download (3.8 Mb) the source code as an rpm package. You might also prefer to download the last stable version (5.6 Mb) of TeXmacs, or the corresponding source code (3.8 Mb). We also provide rpm's for other operating systems. If you do not have ftp access, then you might wish to download from the web.

3.Extra fonts?

Optionally, you may download an RPM (5.0 Mb) with extra Type 1 fonts and install it using

    rpm -i TeXmacs-extra-fonts-1.0-1.noarch.rpm

Although TeXmacs is able to automatically generate bitmap analogues for the extra fonts, this process may take some time at a first run. Type 1 fonts are also rendered better by certain Pdf viewers and they are often preferred by publishers.

Chinese, Japanese and Korean users also need to separately download extra CJK fonts, whenever these languages do not correctly show up in the language menus.

4.Be cool...

Please let us know if you like or dislike the program. It is very useful for us to have a rough idea about the number of permanent users and for what applications you are interested in TeXmacs. Furthermore, we are glad to receive your suggestions and problems, no matter how silly they may seem to you. You may also subscribe to the texmacs-users or texmacs-info mailing lists. If you really like the program, then please consider donating money or services to us. Of course, you may also contribute yourself.