How To Install texlive-dvicopy on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-dvicopy in Fedora 36. texlive-dvicopy is Copy DVI files, flattening VFs

Introduction

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

What is texlive-dvicopy

DVICOPY is a utility program that allows one to take a DVI file that references composite fonts (VF) and convert it into a DVI file that does not contain such references. It also serves as a basis for writing DVI drivers (much like DVItype).

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

Install texlive-dvicopy 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-dvicopy using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-dvicopy

Install texlive-dvicopy 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-dvicopy using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-dvicopy

How To Uninstall texlive-dvicopy on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-dvicopy

texlive-dvicopy Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/dvicopy
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/01
/usr/lib/.build-id/01/5de8586958052a8884353e4850db7cc9eb088b
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-dvicopy
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-dvicopy/gpl.txt
/usr/share/man/man1/dvicopy.1.gz

References

Summary

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