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`unixtex.ftp': Obtaining TeX
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  This is <ftp://ftp.tug.org/tex/unixtex.ftp>, last updated 26 April
2000.  Also available as <http://www.tug.org/unixtex.ftp>.  The IP
address is currently `[158.121.106.10]', and the canonical host name is
currently `tug.org'.  It is also in Kpathsea source distributions as
`etc/unixtex.ftp' (although the network version is usually newer).
Mail <tex-k@mail.tug.org> with comments or questions.

  Following are general instructions for Unix or other sites who wish to
acquire the Web2c distribution, (plain) TeX, LaTeX (2e), BibTeX,
Metafont, MetaPost, DVI processors for the X window system, PostScript,
the PCL language in the HP LaserJet, and related programs.  They are
oriented towards building from the original sources, though some
information on alternative packages is included in the last section.
See also <http://www.tug.org/web2c>, the Web2c and Kpathsea home page.

  Please note that the Web2c distribution is a bare-bones distribution
in source form, and building a complete installation from it is a
non-trivial matter.  For most uses, it is a better idea to install a
distribution with pre-packaged binaries for your platform.  An example
of such a distribution is teTeX, which is based on the Web2c sources.

  Please consider joining the TeX Users Group (TUG) to help support the
maintenance and development of the programs you retrieve.  Email
<office@tug.org> or see <http://www.tug.org> for information and a
membership form.

  For actual installation instructions after obtaining the necessary
sources, see Note: Installation.  A copy is in the distribution file
`kpathsea/INSTALL'.

Electronic distribution

CTAN and so forth.

CD-ROM distribution

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