This is what I get after I followed the installation manual and the wiki.
I did generated all formats.

I'd appreciate any suggestion. thanks
ciro
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> texexec --pdf novel.tex

TeXExec 3.1 - ConTeXt / PRAGMA ADE 1997-2002

executable : pdfetex
format : cont-en
inputfile : novel
output : pdftex
interface : en
current mode : none
TeX run : 1

This is pdfeTeX, Version 3.14159-1.10b-2.1 (Web2C 7.4.5)
\write18 enabled.
(/usr/share/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx)
entering extended mode
(./novel.tex{/usr/share/texmf/pdftex/config/pdftex.cfg}

ConTeXt ver: 2004.11.06 fmt: 2004.11.19 int: english mes: english

systems : pdfTeX version 110 -> please update

systems : eTeX version 201 -> too old (bugs)

language : language en is active
<protectionstate 0>
system : cont-new loaded
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex
systems : beware: some patches loaded from cont-new.tex!
color : palette rollover is available
system (E-TEX) : [line 1026]
system (E-TEX) : [line 1081]
)
system : cont-old loaded
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-old.tex
loading : Context Old Macros
)
system : cont-fil loaded
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-fil.tex
loading : Context File Synonyms
)
system : cont-sys.rme loaded
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/user/cont-sys.rme
fonts : [berry] [ec] []
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/type-syn.tex)
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/type-enc.tex)
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/type-siz.tex)
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/type-map.tex)
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/type-spe.tex)
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/type-exa.tex)
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/type-akb.tex))
bodyfont : 12pt rm is loaded
language : patterns en->default:default->1->2:2 uk->default:default->2->2
:2 de->texnansi:texnansi->3->2:2 de->ec:ec->4->2:2 fr->texnansi:texnansi->5->2:
2 fr->ec:ec->6->2:2 es->default:default->7->2:2 it->texnansi:texnansi->8->2:2 i
t->ec:ec->9->2:2 nl->texnansi:texnansi->10->2:2 nl->ec:ec->11->2:2 loaded
specials : tex,postscript,rokicki loaded
system : novel.top loaded
(./novel.top
specials : loading definition file tpd
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-tpd.tex
specials : loading definition file fdf
(/usr/share/texmf/tex/context/base/spec-fdf.tex <unprotect 3> <unprotect 4>
system (E-TEX) : [line 2255] \ifcsname
<protect 4> <protect 3>)
specials : fdf loaded
<unprotect 3> <protect 3>)
specials : fdf,tpd loaded
! Undefined control sequence.
<argument> \c!gebied
={/home/ciro/}
\xprocesscommaitem #1,#2->\if ,#1
,\@EA \xprocesscommaitem \else \if ]#1\@EAE...

\xdogetparameters #1]->\xprocesscommaitem #1,]
,\@relax@
\dosetupsystem [#1]->\getparameters [\??sv ][#1]
\setuprandomize [\@@svrandom...
l.3 \setupsystem[\c!gebied={/home/ciro/}]

?
! Emergency stop.
<argument> \c!gebied
={/home/ciro/}
\xprocesscommaitem #1,#2->\if ,#1
,\@EA \xprocesscommaitem \else \if ]#1\@EAE...

\xdogetparameters #1]->\xprocesscommaitem #1,]
,\@relax@
\dosetupsystem [#1]->\getparameters [\??sv ][#1]
\setuprandomize [\@@svrandom...
l.3 \setupsystem[\c!gebied={/home/ciro/}]

No pages of output.
Transcript written on novel.log.

run time : 2 seconds

total run time : 2 seconds
make: *** [novel.pdf] Error 1