How To Install texlive-ptext on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-ptext on Rocky Linux 8. texlive-ptext is A ’lipsum’ for Persian

Introduction

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

What is texlive-ptext

The package provides lipsum-like facilities for the Persian language. The source of the filling text is the Persian epic “the Shanameh” (100 paragraphs are used.)

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-ptext

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-ptext

How To Uninstall texlive-ptext on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-ptext

texlive-ptext Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-ptext
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-ptext/lppl1.2.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/xelatex/ptext
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/xelatex/ptext/README
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/xelatex/ptext/ptext.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/xelatex/ptext/ptext.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/xelatex/ptext
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/xelatex/ptext/ptext.sty

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Summary

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