How To Install texlive-linegoal on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-linegoal on Rocky Linux 8. texlive-linegoal is A “dimen” that returns the space left on the line

Introduction

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

What is texlive-linegoal

The linegoal package provides a macro \linegoal to be used with \setlength dimen> to the horizontal length of the remainder of the line. This is achieved using the \pdfsavepos primitive of pdftex, through the zref-savepos package. Example \begin{tabularx}\linegoal{|l|X|} \hline one & two \ three & four \\hline \end{tabularx} will position the table after the initial text, and make the table fill the rest of the line.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-linegoal

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-linegoal

How To Uninstall texlive-linegoal on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-linegoal

texlive-linegoal Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-linegoal
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-linegoal/lppl1.3.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/linegoal
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/linegoal/README
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/linegoal/linegoal.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/linegoal
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/linegoal/linegoal.sty

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Summary

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