How To Install R-fontLiberation on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install R-fontLiberation in Fedora 36. R-fontLiberation is Liberation Fonts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install R-fontLiberation on Fedora 36.

What is `R-fontLiberation`

A placeholder for the Liberation fontset intended for the fontquiver package. This fontset covers the 12 combinations of families (sans, serif, mono) and faces (plain, bold, italic, bold italic) supported in R graphics devices.

We can use yum or dnf to install R-fontLiberation on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install R-fontLiberation.

Install R-fontLiberation on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install R-fontLiberation

Install R-fontLiberation on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install R-fontLiberation

How To Uninstall R-fontLiberation on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the R-fontLiberation package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove R-fontLiberation

R-fontLiberation Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/DESCRIPTION
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/LICENSE
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/Meta
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/Meta/Rd.rds
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/Meta/features.rds
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/Meta/hsearch.rds
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/Meta/links.rds
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/Meta/nsInfo.rds
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/Meta/package.rds
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/NAMESPACE
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/fonts
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/fonts/liberation-fonts
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/fonts/liberation-fonts/LiberationMono-Bold.ttf
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/fonts/liberation-fonts/LiberationMono-BoldItalic.ttf
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/fonts/liberation-fonts/LiberationMono-Italic.ttf
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/fonts/liberation-fonts/LiberationMono-Regular.ttf
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/fonts/liberation-fonts/LiberationSans-Bold.ttf
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/fonts/liberation-fonts/LiberationSans-BoldItalic.ttf
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/fonts/liberation-fonts/LiberationSans-Italic.ttf
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/fonts/liberation-fonts/LiberationSans-Regular.ttf
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/fonts/liberation-fonts/LiberationSerif-Bold.ttf
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/fonts/liberation-fonts/LiberationSerif-BoldItalic.ttf
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/fonts/liberation-fonts/LiberationSerif-Italic.ttf
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/fonts/liberation-fonts/LiberationSerif-Regular.ttf
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/help
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/help/AnIndex
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/help/aliases.rds
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/help/fontLiberation.rdb
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/help/fontLiberation.rdx
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/help/paths.rds
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/html
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/html/00Index.html
/usr/share/R/library/fontLiberation/html/R.css

References

R-fontLiberation website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install R-fontLiberation on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).