How To Install texlive-figflow on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-figflow in Fedora 36. texlive-figflow is Flow text around a figure

Introduction

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

What is texlive-figflow

Provides a Plain TeX macro \figflow that allows one to insert a figure into an area inset into a paragraph. Command arguments are width and height of the figure, and the figure (and its caption) itself. Usage details are to be found in the TeX file itself. The package does not work with LaTeX; packages such as wrapfig, floatflt and picins support the needs of LaTeX users in this area.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-figflow

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-figflow

How To Uninstall texlive-figflow on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-figflow

texlive-figflow Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain/figflow
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain/figflow/figflow.tex

References

Summary

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