How To Install tetex-dvipost on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install tetex-dvipost on Fedora 36.
What is tetex-dvipost
The command dvipost is a post procesor for dvi files, created by latex or tex. It is used for special modes, which normally needs the support of dvi drivers (such as dvips). With dvipost, this features could be implemented independent of the preferred driver. Currently, the post processor supports layout raster, change bars and overstrike mode.
We can use yum or dnf to install tetex-dvipost on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install tetex-dvipost.
Install tetex-dvipost 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 tetex-dvipost using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install tetex-dvipost
Install tetex-dvipost 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 tetex-dvipost using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install tetex-dvipost
How To Uninstall tetex-dvipost on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the tetex-dvipost package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove tetex-dvipost
tetex-dvipost Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/bin/dvipost
/usr/bin/pplatex
/usr/bin/pptex
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/88
/usr/lib/.build-id/88/477788f1ce763d2dc9f56c4ecf95cdbcaa9df7
/usr/share/doc/tetex-dvipost
/usr/share/doc/tetex-dvipost/NOTES
/usr/share/doc/tetex-dvipost/README
/usr/share/doc/tetex-dvipost/dvipost.html
/usr/share/licenses/tetex-dvipost
/usr/share/licenses/tetex-dvipost/COPYING
/usr/share/man/man1/dvipost.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pplatex.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/pptex.1.gz
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/misc/dvipost.sty
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install tetex-dvipost on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
