How To Install texlive-graphics-def on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-graphics-def on Rocky Linux 8. texlive-graphics-def is Colour and graphics option files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-graphics-def on Rocky Linux 8.

What is texlive-graphics-def

This bundle is a combined distribution consisting of dvips.def, pdftex.def, luatex.def, xetex.def, dvipdfmx.def, and dvisvgm.def driver option files for the LaTeX graphics and color packages. It is hoped that by combining their source repositories at https be easier to coordinate updates.

We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-graphics-def on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-graphics-def.

Install texlive-graphics-def 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 texlive-graphics-def using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-graphics-def

Install texlive-graphics-def 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 texlive-graphics-def using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-graphics-def

How To Uninstall texlive-graphics-def on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-graphics-def

texlive-graphics-def Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-graphics-def
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-graphics-def/lppl1.3.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/graphics-def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/graphics-def/dvipdfmx.def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/graphics-def/dvips.def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/graphics-def/dvisvgm.def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/graphics-def/luatex.def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/graphics-def/pdftex.def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/graphics-def/xetex.def

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-graphics-def on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.