[XeTeX] XeTeX for Debian (was: Re: XeTeX Digest, Vol 32, Issue 6)

[Loeghmon T. Nejad]

Christoph,

Thanks for your timely reply! Now I know why I am getting this many
error messages --that I cannot resolve by myself. Would you or other
list members here kindly help me regarding the following as well:

1- How can I remove (clean) the existing tetex and xetex from my debian
(etch)? I am not a particularly savvy Linux user at this stage, and
have no clue as how tetex-xetex directory tree and files look like (to
remove manually).

2- Should I preferably switch to TexLive (from tetex), for a brand new
installation of xetex? I hear that tetex is no longer maintained and
users are encouraged to consider TexLive instead.

3- Where can I find xetex RTL script specific commands and some
(Arabic-Persian) sample files?

Thank you all.

Regards,

--- Christoph Bier <christoph.bier at web.de> wrote:

> Loeghmon T. Nejad schrieb am 07.11.2006 17:32:
> 
> > Everyone,
> > 
> > Where can I get the latest Xetex and install instructions (for
> Debian
> > Linux). I am brand new to Xetex, and appreciate any help you can
> give
> > in this regards.
> 
> You need the sources because the debs for Ubuntu don't work with
> Debian Sarge. The sources contain the files you need to build your
> own debs.
> 
> http://scripts.sil.org/svn-view/xetex/TAGS/xetex-0.995.tar.gz
> http://scripts.sil.org/svn-view/xdvipdfmx/TAGS/xdvipdfmx-0.3.tar.gz
> 
> Unpack the sources and change to the new directory.
> 
> xdvipdfmx:
> 
> $ cd xdvipdfmx [or whatever it is called]
> $ chmod +x debian/rules
> $ chmod +x configure
> $ dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -uc -us
> $ cd ..
> $ su
> [Maybe you need to remove dvipdfmx: # aptitude remove dvipdfmx]
> # dpkg -i xdvipdfmx_0.3-1_i386.deb
> 
> XeTeX:
> 
> $ cd xetex [or whatever it is called]
> $ chmod +x debian/rules
> $ chmod +x configure
> $ dpkg-buildpackage -rfakeroot -uc -us
> % cd ..
> $ su
> # emacs -nw /etc/texmf/language.d/10tetex.cnf
> -> comment "magyar" and "serbian"
> # update-language
> # emacs -nw /etc/texmf/texmf.d/45TeXinputs.cnf
> -> change
> % XeTeX
> TEXINPUTS.xelatex = .;$TEXMF/tex/{latex,generic,}//
> TEXINPUTS.xetex   = .;$TEXMF/tex/{plain,generic,}//
> to
> % XeTeX
> TEXINPUTS.xelatex = .;$TEXMF/tex/{xelatex,latex,generic,}//
> TEXINPUTS.xetex   = .;$TEXMF/tex/{xetex,plain,generic,}//
> # update-texmf
> # dpkg -i xetex_0.995-1_i386.deb
> 
> HTH
> 
> Regards,
>     Christoph
> -- 
> +++ Typografie-Regeln: http://zvisionwelt.de/downloads.html (1.51)
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