TeTeX

{{Short description|Unmaintained TeX software distribution}} {{multiple issues| {{Expand language|topic=|langcode=De|otherarticle=teTeX|date=May 2026}} {{primary sources|date=September 2011}} }} {{Lowercase title}} {{Infobox software | name = teTeX | logo = TeTeX.svg | screenshot = | caption = | author = | developer = Thomas Esser | released = | latest release version = 3.0 | latest release date = | latest preview version = | latest preview date = | programming language = | operating system = Unix-like | platform = | language = | genre = TeX distribution | license = | website = {{URL|www.tug.org/tetex/}} | replaced_by = TeX Live | discontinued = yes }} {{Portal|Free and open-source software}} '''teTeX''' (stylised as '''{{Stylized LaTeX|tetex}}''') was a TeX distribution for Unix-like systems. As of May 2006, teTeX is no longer actively maintained and its former maintainer Thomas Esser recommended TeX Live as the replacement.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 (x86, SPARC, PowerPC, Alpha) * macOS (x86, PowerPC) * Solaris (x86, SPARC)

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

== History == 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 It has been superseded by TeX Live, a “comprehensive TeX system for most types of Unix, including Linux and Mac OS X, and also Windows”.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, be well-documented, avoiding bugs along the way.

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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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