How To Install texlive-optional on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-optional on Fedora 36.
What is texlive-optional
Optional provides simple, flexible, optional compilation of LaTeX documents. Option switches may be given via package options, by the \UseOption command, or interactively via the \AskOption command (help text may be provided, by defining the \ExplainOptions command). The package is not robust, in the way that comment package is, against ill-behaved text. In particular, verbatim text may not be directly included in optional sections (whether they’re included or not).
We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-optional on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-optional.
Install texlive-optional 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-optional using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install texlive-optional
Install texlive-optional 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-optional using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install texlive-optional
How To Uninstall texlive-optional on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the texlive-optional package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove texlive-optional
texlive-optional Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-optional
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-optional/lppl1.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/optional
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/optional/optional.sty
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-optional on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
