We release both tgz and RPM binary distributions of
Asymptote. The root user can install the Linux x86_64 tgz
distribution of version x.xx of Asymptote with the commands:
tar -C / -zxf asymptote-x.xx.x86_64.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 a 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 (see Compiling from UNIX source).
Alternatively, Debian users can install one of Hubert Chan’s
prebuilt Asymptote binaries from