How To Install stix-math-fonts on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install stix-math-fonts on Rocky Linux 8.
What is stix-math-fonts
The mission of the Scientific and Technical Information Exchange (STIX) font creation project is the preparation of a comprehensive set of fonts that serve the scientific and engineering community in the process from manuscript creation through final publication, both in electronic and print formats. This package includes one symbol font completing the four faces in the main stix-fonts package. It replaces the heap of confusing fontlets in the first Stix release.
We can use yum or dnf to install stix-math-fonts on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install stix-math-fonts.
Install stix-math-fonts on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install stix-math-fonts using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install stix-math-fonts
Install stix-math-fonts on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install stix-math-fonts using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install stix-math-fonts
How To Uninstall stix-math-fonts on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the stix-math-fonts package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove stix-math-fonts
stix-math-fonts Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/etc/fonts/conf.d/61-stix-math.conf
/usr/share/appdata/stix-math.metainfo.xml
/usr/share/fontconfig/conf.avail/61-stix-math.conf
/usr/share/fonts/stix
/usr/share/fonts/stix/STIXMath-Regular.otf
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install stix-math-fonts on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.
