How To Install texlive-makedtx on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-makedtx in Fedora 36. texlive-makedtx is Perl script to help generate dtx and ins files

Introduction

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

What is texlive-makedtx

The makedtx bundle is provided to help LaTeX2e developers to write the code and documentation in separate files, and then combine them into a single .dtx file for distribution. It automatically generates the character table, and also writes the associated installation (.ins) script.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-makedtx

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-makedtx

How To Uninstall texlive-makedtx on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-makedtx

texlive-makedtx Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/makedtx
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-makedtx
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-makedtx/lppl1.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/makedtx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/makedtx/CHANGES.org
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/makedtx/README.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/makedtx/latexmkrc.pl
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/makedtx/makedtx-version.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/makedtx/makedtx.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/scripts/makedtx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/scripts/makedtx/makedtx.pl
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/makedtx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/makedtx/createdtx.sty

References

Summary

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