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>