# TeTeX

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{{Short description|Unmaintained TeX software distribution}}
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| name                   = teTeX
| logo                   = TeTeX.svg
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| developer              = Thomas Esser
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| latest release version = 3.0
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| operating system       = [Unix-like](/source/Unix-like)
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| genre                  = [TeX](/source/TeX) distribution
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| website                = {{URL|www.tug.org/tetex/}}
| replaced_by            = [TeX Live](/source/TeX_Live)
| discontinued           = yes
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'''teTeX''' (stylised as '''{{Stylized LaTeX|tetex}}''') was a [TeX](/source/TeX) distribution for [Unix-like](/source/Unix-like) systems. As of May 2006, teTeX is no longer actively maintained and its former maintainer Thomas Esser recommended [TeX Live](/source/TeX_Live) as the replacement.<ref name="teTeXHome">[http://www.tug.org/tetex/ teTeX Home Page] (Retrieved January 31, 2007)</ref> During installation of TexLive it is possible to choose scheme that would include teTeX packages.

The teTeX package is available as a package for system architectures:<ref>[http://www.tug.org/texlive/doc/texlive-en/texlive-en.html#x1-40001.2 The TeX Live Guide]</ref>
* [Linux](/source/Linux) ([x86](/source/x86), [SPARC](/source/SPARC), [PowerPC](/source/PowerPC), [Alpha](/source/DEC_Alpha))
* [macOS](/source/macOS) (x86, PowerPC)
* [Solaris](/source/Solaris_(operating_system)) (x86, SPARC)

Other supported operating systems include:
* [OpenBSD](/source/OpenBSD) and [FreeBSD](/source/FreeBSD) (on x86 architectures)
* [IBM AIX](/source/IBM_AIX) on (RS/6000)
* [HP-UX](/source/HP-UX) (on HPPA)
* [Microsoft Windows](/source/Microsoft_Windows) (on 32-bit systems)
* [BeOS](/source/BeOS) (for Intel x86)

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== History ==
[Thomas Esser](/source/Thomas_Esser) maintained teTeX from 1994 until May, 2006.<ref name="Guide">
[http://www.tug.org/tetex/tetex-texmfdist/doc/ Guide to teTeX Documentation] (Retrieved January 31, 2007)</ref> According to Esser, the time taken to package each successive release took longer than the previous.<ref>[http://www.tug.org/interviews/interview-files/thomas-esser.html Thomas Esser - Interview - TeX Users Group]</ref> It has been superseded by [TeX Live](/source/TeX_Live), a “comprehensive TeX system for most types of Unix, including Linux and [Mac OS X](/source/Mac_OS_X), and also Windows”.<ref name="TeXLive">[http://www.tug.org/texlive/ TeX Live home page] (Retrieved January 31, 2007)</ref>  The goals of the teTeX project were to be easy, use [free software](/source/free_software), be well-documented, avoiding bugs along the way.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tug.org/tetex/ teTeX home page]
* [news:comp.text.tex TeX newsgroup]
* [http://www.tug.org/tetex/tetex-texmfdist/doc/ teTeX Documentation]
* [http://www.tug.org/tetex/texmf/doc/tetex/teTeX-FAQ teTeX FAQ]

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