How To Install texlive-epsf on CentOS 8

texlive-epsf is Simple macros for EPS inclusion

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-epsf on CentOS 8.

What is texlive-epsf

The original graphics inclusion macros for use with dvips; still widely used by Plain TeX users (in particular). For LaTeX users, the package is nowadays deprecated in favour of the more sophisticated standard LaTeX graphics bundle of packages (which are also available to Plain TeX users, either via its Plain TeX version, or through the support offered by etex).

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

Install texlive-epsf on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install texlive-epsf using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-epsf

Install texlive-epsf on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install texlive-epsf using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-epsf

How To Uninstall texlive-epsf on CentOS 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-epsf

texlive-epsf Package Contents on CentOS 8

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-epsf
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-epsf/pd.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/epsf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/epsf/LICENSE
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/epsf/Makefile
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/epsf/README
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/epsf/bboxgrid.ps
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/epsf/epsf-doc.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/epsf/epsf-doc.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/epsf/fndbadps
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/epsf/okay
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/epsf/okay/teps.eps
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/epsf/okay/tepsf.eps
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/epsf/okay/tepsf1.dvi
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/epsf/okay/tepsf2.dvi
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/epsf/okay/tepsf3.dvi
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/epsf/teps.eps
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/epsf/tepsf.eps
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/epsf/tepsf1.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/epsf/tepsf2.ltx
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/generic/epsf/tepsf3.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/generic/epsf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/generic/epsf/epsf.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/generic/epsf/epsf.tex

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-epsf on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.