How To Install epix on Fedora 34
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install epix on Fedora 34.
What is epix
ePiX (pronounced like “epic” with a soft “k”, playing on “TeX”), a collection of command line utilities for *nix, creates mathematically accurate figures, plots, and movies using easy-to-learn syntax. The output is expressly designed for use with LaTeX.
We can use yum or dnf to install epix on Fedora 34. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install epix.
Install epix on Fedora 34 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install epix using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install epix
Install epix on Fedora 34 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
The output should look something like this:
Fedora 34 - x86_64 20 kB/s | 6.6 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 openh264 (From Cisco) - x86_64 1.4 kB/s | 989 B 00:00
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 68 kB/s | 6.5 kB 00:00
Fedora 34 - x86_64 - Updates 3.5 kB/s | 6.2 kB 00:01
Fedora Modular 34 - x86_64 - Updates 17 kB/s | 5.9 kB 00:00
Metadata cache created.
After updating yum database, We can install epix using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install epix
How To Uninstall epix on Fedora 34
To uninstall only the epix package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove epix
epix Package Contents on Fedora 34
/usr/bin/elaps
/usr/bin/epix
/usr/bin/flix
/usr/bin/laps
/usr/share/doc/epix
/usr/share/doc/epix/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/epix/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/epix/POST-INSTALL
/usr/share/doc/epix/README
/usr/share/doc/epix/THANKS
/usr/share/info/epix.info.gz
/usr/share/licenses/epix
/usr/share/licenses/epix/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/elaps.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/epix.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/flix.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/laps.1.gz
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install epix on Fedora 34 using yum and dnf.