How To Install texlive-texconfig on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-texconfig on Rocky Linux 8. texlive-texconfig is texconfig package

Introduction

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

What is texlive-texconfig

texconfig allows one to configure and maintain TeX in an easy and convenient manner, offering a series of dialog boxes to the user. The directory in which texconfig is found is also preferentially used to find subprograms.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-texconfig

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-texconfig

How To Uninstall texlive-texconfig on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-texconfig

texlive-texconfig Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/texconfig
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-texconfig
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-texconfig/lppl1.txt
/usr/share/man/man1/texconfig-sys.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/texconfig.1.gz
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/scripts/texlive/texconfig.sh
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/texconfig/tcfmgr
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/texconfig/tcfmgr.map

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Summary

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