gzip -dc ../teTeX-texmf-&tex-version;.tar.gz \ | (umask 0; cd /usr/share/texmf; tar xvf -) : Un-tar the TeX fonts and macro libraries. --with-x=no : Avoid any X-Windows dependencies. TeX can be compiled with X-Windows support, notably for xdvi. If this is desired, remove this configure option. --exec-prefix=/usr --bindir=/usr/bin : Insure that TeX binaries will be installed in /usr/bin. texconfig dvips paper letter : Set the default paper size for TeX. texconfig font rw : Specify writable fonts.