How To Install texlive-xeindex on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-xeindex on Rocky Linux 8. texlive-xeindex is Automatic index generation for XeLaTeX

Introduction

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

What is texlive-xeindex

The package is based on XeSearch, and will automatically index words or phrases in an XeLaTeX document. Words are declared in a list, and every occurrence then creates an index entry whose content can be fully specified beforehand.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-xeindex

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-xeindex

How To Uninstall texlive-xeindex on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-xeindex

texlive-xeindex Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

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

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Summary

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