How To Install texlive-l3kernel on CentOS 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-l3kernel on CentOS 8.
What is texlive-l3kernel
The l3kernel bundle provides an implementation of the LaTeX3 programmers’ interface, as a set of packages that run under LaTeX 2e. The interface provides the foundation on which the LaTeX3 kernel and other future code are built TeX programmers. The packages are set up so that the LaTeX3 conventions can be used with regular LaTeX 2e packages. All the files of the bundle are also available in the Subversion (SVN) repository of the LaTeX3 Project.
We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-l3kernel on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-l3kernel.
Install texlive-l3kernel 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-l3kernel using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install texlive-l3kernel
Install texlive-l3kernel 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-l3kernel using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install texlive-l3kernel
How To Uninstall texlive-l3kernel on CentOS 8
To uninstall only the texlive-l3kernel package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove texlive-l3kernel
texlive-l3kernel Package Contents on CentOS 8
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-l3kernel
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-l3kernel/lppl1.3.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l3kernel
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l3kernel/README.md
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l3kernel/expl3.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l3kernel/interface3.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l3kernel/interface3.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l3kernel/l3docstrip.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l3kernel/l3obsolete.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l3kernel/l3styleguide.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l3kernel/l3styleguide.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l3kernel/l3syntax-changes.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l3kernel/l3syntax-changes.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l3kernel/source3.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l3kernel/source3.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/l3kernel/source3body.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/expl3-code.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/expl3-generic.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/expl3.lua
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/expl3.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3basics.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3bootstrap.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3box.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3candidates.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3clist.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3coffins.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3color.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3doc.cls
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3docstrip.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3dvipdfmx.def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3dvips.def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3dvisvgm.def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3expan.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3file.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3fp.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3int.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3keys.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3msg.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3names.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3pdfmode.def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3prg.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3prop.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3quark.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3regex.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3seq.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3skip.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3sort.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3str.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3tl-analysis.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3tl-build.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3tl.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3token.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/l3kernel/l3xdvipdfmx.def
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-l3kernel on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.