asymptote: UNIX binary distributions
2.1 UNIX binary distributions
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We release both 'tgz' and RPM binary distributions of 'Asymptote'. The
root user can install the 'Linux i386' 'tgz' distribution of version
'x.xx' of 'Asymptote' with the commands:
tar -C / -zxf asymptote-x.xx.i386.tgz
texhash
The 'texhash' command, which installs LaTeX style files, is optional.
The executable file will be '/usr/local/bin/asy') and example code will
be installed by default in '/usr/local/share/doc/asymptote/examples'.
Fedora users can easily install the most recent version of 'Asymptote'
with the command
dnf --enablerepo=rawhide install asymptote
To install the latest version of 'Asymptote' on a Debian-based
distribution (e.g. Ubuntu, Mepis, Linspire) follow the instructions for
compiling from 'UNIX' source (Compiling from UNIX source).
Alternatively, Debian users can install one of Hubert Chan's prebuilt
'Asymptote' binaries from
<http://ftp.debian.org/debian/pool/main/a/asymptote>