How To Install texlive-powerdot on CentOS 8

texlive-powerdot is A presentation class

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-powerdot on CentOS 8.

What is texlive-powerdot

Powerdot is a presentation class for LaTeX that allows for the quick and easy development of professional presentations. It comes with many tools that enhance presentations and aid the presenter. Examples are automatic overlays, personal notes and a handout mode. To view a presentation, DVI, PS or PDF output can be used. A powerful template system is available to easily develop new styles. A LyX layout file is provided.

We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-powerdot on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-powerdot.

Install texlive-powerdot on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install texlive-powerdot using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-powerdot

Install texlive-powerdot on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install texlive-powerdot using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-powerdot

How To Uninstall texlive-powerdot on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the texlive-powerdot package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove texlive-powerdot

texlive-powerdot Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-powerdot
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-powerdot/lppl1.3.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/powerdot
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/powerdot/README
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/powerdot/manifest.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/powerdot/pdpream.ble
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/powerdot/powerdot-example.lyx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/powerdot/powerdot-example.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/powerdot/powerdot-example1.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/powerdot/powerdot-example2.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/powerdot/powerdot-example3.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/powerdot/powerdot-styleexample.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/powerdot/powerdot-styletest.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/powerdot/powerdot.bib
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/powerdot/powerdot.layout
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/powerdot/powerdot.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/powerdot/powerdotDE.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/powerdot/powerdotDE.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot/powerdot-aggie.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot/powerdot-bframe.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot/powerdot-ciment.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot/powerdot-default.ps
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot/powerdot-default.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot/powerdot-elcolors.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot/powerdot-fyma.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot/powerdot-horatio.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot/powerdot-husky.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot/powerdot-ikeda.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot/powerdot-jefka.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot/powerdot-klope.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot/powerdot-paintings.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot/powerdot-pazik.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot/powerdot-sailor.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot/powerdot-simple.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot/powerdot-tycja.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot/powerdot-upen.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/powerdot/powerdot.cls

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-powerdot on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.