Mojca Miklavec writes:

Yes, it's perfectly fine if you just install this one into local tree (or maybe even into global - at least that's what I do). The rest is far less important. You only need to be aware that once you update a package in global tree, the local tree will still have precedence.

Mojca

Ok so I'm trying to install cont-tmf.zip on a Fedora 9 box with TexLive 2008 into my local ~/texmf/. $ kpsexpand '$TEXMFHOME' /home/mohamed/texmf $ ls ~/texmf/ bibtex cont-ext.zip cont-img.zip cont-ppc.zip doc metapost tex web2c context cont-fnt.zip cont-mpd.zip cont-tmf.zip fonts scripts tpm $ su -c 'texhash' Password: texhash: Updating /etc/texmf/ls-R... texhash: Updating /usr/local/share/texmf/ls-R... texhash: Updating /usr/share/texmf/ls-R... texhash: Updating /var/lib/texmf/ls-R... texhash: Done. But when I try to typeset; \starttext hello \stoptext I get this error; $ texexec start.tex /usr/bin/texmfstart:1838: warning: Insecure world writable dir /home/mohamed/Desktop/scala-2.7.1.final/bin in PATH, mode 040777 /home/mohamed/texmf/scripts/context/ruby/base/system.rb:16: warning: Insecure world writable dir /home/mohamed/Desktop/scala-2.7.1.final/bin in PATH, mode 040777 TeXExec | processing document 'start.tex' TeXExec | no ctx file found TeXExec | tex processing method: context TeXExec | TeX run 1 TeXExec | writing option file start.top TeXExec | using randomseed 93 TeXExec | tex engine: pdftex TeXExec | tex format: cont-en This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6) %&-line parsing enabled. (/home/mohamed/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx) entering extended mode (./start.tex ConTeXt ver: 2007.01.12 15:56 MKII fmt: 2008.7.12 int: english/english language : language en is active system : cont-new loaded (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex FatalError : Your format does not match the base files! FormatVersion : 2007.01.12 15:56 MKII FilesVersion : 2008.08.05 18:47 TeXUtil | unable to locate start.tui TeXUtil | shortcuts : 0 TeXUtil | expansions: 0 TeXUtil | reductions: 0 TeXUtil | divisions : 0 TeXUtil | loaded files: 0 TeXUtil | temporary files: 0 TeXUtil | commands: 0 TeXUtil | programs: 0 TeXUtil | tuo file saved TeXExec | TeX run 2 TeXExec | writing option file start.top TeXExec | using randomseed 93 TeXExec | tex engine: pdftex TeXExec | tex format: cont-en This is pdfTeXk, Version 3.141592-1.40.3 (Web2C 7.5.6) %&-line parsing enabled. (/home/mohamed/texmf/web2c/natural.tcx) entering extended mode (./start.tex ConTeXt ver: 2007.01.12 15:56 MKII fmt: 2008.7.12 int: english/english language : language en is active system : cont-new loaded (/home/mohamed/texmf/tex/context/base/cont-new.tex FatalError : Your format does not match the base files! FormatVersion : 2007.01.12 15:56 MKII FilesVersion : 2008.08.05 18:47 TeXUtil | unable to locate start.tui TeXUtil | shortcuts : 0 TeXUtil | expansions: 0 TeXUtil | reductions: 0 TeXUtil | divisions : 0 TeXUtil | loaded files: 0 TeXUtil | temporary files: 0 TeXUtil | commands: 0 TeXUtil | programs: 0 TeXUtil | tuo file saved TeXExec | runtime: 0.397965 -- Thanks Mohamed Bana