How To Install texlive-mf2pt1 on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-mf2pt1 in Fedora 36. texlive-mf2pt1 is Produce PostScript Type 1 fonts from Metafont source

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-mf2pt1 on Fedora 36.

What is texlive-mf2pt1

mf2pt1 facilitates producing PostScript Type 1 fonts from a Metafont source file. It is not, as the name may imply, an automatic converter of arbitrary Metafont fonts to Type 1 format. mf2pt1 imposes a number of restrictions on the Metafont input. If these restrictions are met, mf2pt1 will produce valid Type 1 output with more accurate control points than can be reverse-engineered by TeXtrace, mftrace, and other programs which convert bitmaps to outline fonts.

We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-mf2pt1 on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-mf2pt1.

Install texlive-mf2pt1 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-mf2pt1 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-mf2pt1

Install texlive-mf2pt1 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-mf2pt1 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-mf2pt1

How To Uninstall texlive-mf2pt1 on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the texlive-mf2pt1 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove texlive-mf2pt1

texlive-mf2pt1 Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/mf2pt1
/usr/share/info/mf2pt1.info.gz
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-mf2pt1
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-mf2pt1/lppl1.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/mf2pt1
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/mf2pt1/ChangeLog
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/mf2pt1/README
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/mf2pt1/mf2pt1.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/mf2pt1/mf2pt1.texi
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/metapost/mf2pt1
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/metapost/mf2pt1/mf2pt1.mp
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/scripts/mf2pt1
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/scripts/mf2pt1/mf2pt1.pl

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-mf2pt1 on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).