How To Install texlive-collection-basic.noarch on Amazon Linux 2

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-collection-basic.noarch in Amazon Linux 2. texlive-collection-basic.noarch is Essential programs and files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-collection-basic.noarch on Amazon Linux 2.

What is texlive-collection-basic.noarch

These files are regarded as basic for any TeX system, covering plain TeX macros, Computer Modern fonts, and configuration for common drivers; no LaTeX.

We can use yum to install texlive-collection-basic.noarch on Amazon Linux 2. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-collection-basic.noarch.

Install texlive-collection-basic.noarch on Amazon Linux 2 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install texlive-collection-basic.noarch using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-collection-basic.noarch

How To Uninstall texlive-collection-basic.noarch on Amazon Linux 2

To uninstall only the texlive-collection-basic.noarch package we can use the following command:

sudo yum remove texlive-collection-basic.noarch

texlive-collection-basic.noarch Package Contents on Amazon Linux 2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-collection-basic.noarch on Amazon Linux 2 using yum.