How To Install retext on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install retext in Fedora 36. retext is Simple editor for Markdown and reStructuredText

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install retext on Fedora 36.

What is `retext`

ReText is simple text editor that supports Markdown and reStructuredText markup languages. It is written in Python using PyQt libraries. It supports live preview, tabs, math formulas, export to various formats including PDF and HTML.

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

Install retext 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 retext using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install retext

Install retext 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 retext using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install retext

How To Uninstall retext on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the retext package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove retext

retext Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/retext
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText-7.2.2-py3.10.egg-info
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText-7.2.2-py3.10.egg-info/PKG-INFO
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText-7.2.2-py3.10.egg-info/SOURCES.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText-7.2.2-py3.10.egg-info/dependency_links.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText-7.2.2-py3.10.egg-info/entry_points.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText-7.2.2-py3.10.egg-info/requires.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText-7.2.2-py3.10.egg-info/top_level.txt
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__init__.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__main__.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/__init__.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/__main__.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/__main__.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/config.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/config.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/converterprocess.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/converterprocess.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/dialogs.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/dialogs.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/editor.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/editor.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/fakevimeditor.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/fakevimeditor.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/highlighter.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/highlighter.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/icontheme.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/icontheme.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/mdx_posmap.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/mdx_posmap.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/preview.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/preview.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/syncscroll.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/syncscroll.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/tab.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/tab.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/tabledialog.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/tabledialog.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/tablemode.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/tablemode.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/webenginepreview.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/webenginepreview.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/webkitpreview.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/webkitpreview.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/window.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/window.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/xsettings.cpython-310.opt-1.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/__pycache__/xsettings.cpython-310.pyc
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/config.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/converterprocess.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/dialogs.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/editor.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/fakevimeditor.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/highlighter.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/icontheme.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/mdx_posmap.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/preview.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/syncscroll.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/tab.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/tabledialog.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/tablemode.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/webenginepreview.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/webkitpreview.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/window.py
/usr/lib/python3.10/site-packages/ReText/xsettings.py
/usr/share/applications/me.mitya57.ReText.desktop
/usr/share/doc/retext
/usr/share/doc/retext/README.md
/usr/share/doc/retext/changelog.md
/usr/share/doc/retext/configuration.md
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps/retext.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps/retext.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps/retext.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps/retext.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps/retext.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps/retext.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps/retext.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/72x72/apps/retext.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/96x96/apps/retext.png
/usr/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/retext.svg
/usr/share/licenses/retext
/usr/share/licenses/retext/LICENSE_GPL
/usr/share/man/man1/retext.1.gz
/usr/share/metainfo/me.mitya57.ReText.appdata.xml
/usr/share/retext
/usr/share/retext/icons
/usr/share/retext/icons/retext.png
/usr/share/retext/icons/retext.svg
/usr/share/retext/locale

References

retext website

Summary

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