How To Install texlive-kpathsea on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-kpathsea on Rocky Linux 8. texlive-kpathsea is Path searching library for TeX-related files

Introduction

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

What is texlive-kpathsea

Kpathsea is a library and utility programs which provide path searching facilities for TeX file types, including the self- locating feature required for movable installations, layered on top of a general search mechanism. It is not distributed separately, but rather is released and maintained as part of the TeX live sources.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-kpathsea

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-kpathsea

How To Uninstall texlive-kpathsea on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-kpathsea

texlive-kpathsea Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/etc/texlive/web2c/fmtutil.cnf
/etc/texlive/web2c/mktex.cnf
/etc/texlive/web2c/texmf.cnf
/usr/bin/kpseaccess
/usr/bin/kpsereadlink
/usr/bin/kpsestat
/usr/bin/kpsewhich
/usr/bin/mkocp
/usr/bin/mkofm
/usr/bin/mktexfmt
/usr/bin/mktexlsr
/usr/bin/mktexmf
/usr/bin/mktexpk
/usr/bin/mktextfm
/usr/bin/texhash
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/06
/usr/lib/.build-id/06/008c054d88121cdcc1b0bf76570b3ca3506153
/usr/lib/.build-id/46
/usr/lib/.build-id/46/bb5e80dc571e1000a31ce7b4897aa9dd1f205c
/usr/lib/.build-id/88
/usr/lib/.build-id/88/fc4bd412fd19ea3b462de19b55e5530a1329aa
/usr/lib/.build-id/b2/b2b7b25a41a95740f285ecc3828617cc805a17
/usr/share/info/kpathsea.info.gz
/usr/share/info/tds.info.gz
/usr/share/info/web2c.info.gz
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-kpathsea
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-kpathsea/lgpl2.1.txt
/usr/share/man/man1/kpseaccess.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/kpsereadlink.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/kpsestat.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/kpsewhich.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mkocp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mkofm.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mktexfmt.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mktexlsr.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mktexmf.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mktexpk.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/mktextfm.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/texhash.1.gz
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/kpathsea
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/kpathsea/kpathsea.html
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/kpathsea/kpathsea.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/web2c
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/web2c/web2c.html
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/web2c/web2c.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/amiga-pl.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/cp1250cs.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/cp1250pl.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/cp1250t1.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/cp227.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/cp852-cs.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/cp852-pl.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/cp8bit.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/empty.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/fmtutil.cnf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/il1-t1.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/il2-cs.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/il2-pl.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/il2-t1.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/kam-cs.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/kam-t1.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/macce-pl.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/macce-t1.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/maz-pl.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/mktex.cnf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/mktex.opt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/mktexdir
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/mktexdir.opt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/mktexnam
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/mktexnam.opt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/mktexupd
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/natural.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/tcvn-t5.tcx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/texmf.cnf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/web2c/viscii-t5.tcx

References

Summary

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