How To Install texlive-abbr on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-abbr in Fedora 36. texlive-abbr is Simple macros supporting abreviations for Plain and LaTeX

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-abbr on Fedora 36.

What is texlive-abbr

The package provides some simple macros to support abbreviations in Plain TeX or LaTeX. It allows writing (e.g.) <TEX> instead of \TeX, hence frees users from having to escape space after parameterless macros.

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

Install texlive-abbr 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 texlive-abbr using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-abbr

Install texlive-abbr 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 texlive-abbr using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-abbr

How To Uninstall texlive-abbr on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the texlive-abbr package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove texlive-abbr

texlive-abbr Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-abbr
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-abbr/pd.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/generic/abbr
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/generic/abbr/abbr.tex

References

Summary

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