How To Install texlive-epstopdf-pkg on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-epstopdf-pkg in Fedora 36. texlive-epstopdf-pkg is Call epstopdf “on the fly”

Introduction

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

What is texlive-epstopdf-pkg

The package adds support for EPS files in the graphicx package when running under pdfTeX. If an EPS graphic is detected, the package spawns a process to convert the EPS to PDF, using the script epstopdf. This of course requires that shell escape is enabled for the pdfTeX run.

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

Install texlive-epstopdf-pkg 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-epstopdf-pkg using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-epstopdf-pkg

Install texlive-epstopdf-pkg 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-epstopdf-pkg using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-epstopdf-pkg

How To Uninstall texlive-epstopdf-pkg on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-epstopdf-pkg

texlive-epstopdf-pkg Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-epstopdf-pkg
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-epstopdf-pkg/lppl1.3.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/epstopdf-pkg
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/epstopdf-pkg/README.md
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/epstopdf-pkg/epstopdf.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/epstopdf-pkg
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/epstopdf-pkg/epstopdf-base.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/epstopdf-pkg/epstopdf.sty

References

Summary

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