How To Install texlive-vocaltract on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-vocaltract in Fedora 36. texlive-vocaltract is Visualise the vocal tract using LaTeX and PStricks

Introduction

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

What is texlive-vocaltract

The package enables the user to visualise the vocal tract. The vocal tract (in the package) is manipulated by a vector of articulation parameters according to the S. Maeda model. Animation may be achieved by providing a sequence of vectors over time (e.g., from Matlab). A sequence of vectors for certain German phonemes is embedded in the package, which allows for animation when no other vector is available. The package’s graphics are produced using pstricks.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-vocaltract

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-vocaltract

How To Uninstall texlive-vocaltract on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-vocaltract

texlive-vocaltract Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-vocaltract
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-vocaltract/lppl1.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/vocaltract
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/vocaltract/VocalTract.sty

References

Summary

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