ConTeXt LMTX

This installs the new implementation of ConTeXt, named ConTeXt LMTX.

mdir $HOME/context
cd ~/context
wget https://lmtx.pragma-ade.com/install-lmtx/context-linux-64.zip
unzip context-linux-64.zip
sh install.sh

Add the bin folder of the context installatin to your path or specify the full path to mtxrun

For instance, for the fish shell in ~/.config/fish/config.fish

set -x PATH "$PATH:$HOME/context/tex/texmf-linux-64/bin"

You should be able to compile the detailed example.
Note: Put an image next to that file called dummy.png as it is referenced in the example tex file or just comment the lines.

The following is a message from the installer. Just here as a note.

ConTeXt LMTX with LuaMetaTeX is still experimental and when you get a crash this can be due to a mismatch between Lua bytecode and the engine. In that case you can try the following:

wipe the texmf-cache directory (e.g. ~/context/tex/texmf-cache)

run: mtxrun --generate

run: context --make

When that doesn't solve the problem, ask on the mailing list (ntg-context@ntg.nl).

Installing Modules for LMTX

Official instructions

To list modules:

mtxrun --script install-modules --list

Installation: Go to the ~/context/tex directory (contains all the texmf-* directories).

cd ~/context/tex/

# install all
mtxrun --script install-modules --install --all

# install only modules matching the filter
mtxrun --script install-modules --install filter simpleslides