How To Install texlive-braids on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-braids in Fedora 36. texlive-braids is Draw braid diagrams with PGF/TikZ

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-braids on Fedora 36.

What is texlive-braids

The package enables drawing of braid diagrams with PGF/TikZ using a simple syntax. The braid itself is specified by giving a word in the braid group, and there are many options for styling the strands and for drawing “floors”.

We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-braids on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-braids.

Install texlive-braids on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-braids

Install texlive-braids on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-braids

How To Uninstall texlive-braids on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-braids

texlive-braids Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-braids
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-braids/lppl1.3.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/braids
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/braids/braids.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/braids/tikzlibrarybraids.code.tex

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-braids on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).