Release 7.530 of VTeX/Free is now mirrored in the CTAN directory sytems/vtex/ .

VTeX/Free is a free TeX system, which is available for the Linux-x86 and OS/2 platforms.

Unlike traditional TeX systems, VTeX/Free can generate PDF and PostScript output immediately from the TeX source. No intermediate DVI files are generated, no dvi driver programs are required, and there is no need to care for their -- sometimes problematic -- setup. Common PostScript and PDF viewers such as Ghostscript and Acrobat Reader can be used for (pre)viewing and printing.

VTeX/Free includes a PostScript distiller, thus inclusion of PostScript graphics as well as inline PostScript programming (PSTricks, psfrag etc.) are supported, even when generating PDF output.

VTeX/Free comes with a comprehensive LaTeX systen and many additional packages and fonts, now including also the full collection of the EC/TC fonts in Type 1 format.

See the file CTAN:systems/vtex/NEWS for a list of all additions, changes and fixes with this release.

VTeX/Free is a partial port of the commercial TeX system VTeX/Win by MicroPress Inc.