How To Install texlive-addfont on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-addfont in Fedora 36. texlive-addfont is easier use of fonts without LaTeX support

Introduction

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

What is texlive-addfont

This package is intended for use by users who know about fonts. It is a quick-fix for fonts which does not have genuine LaTeX support. It is not meant as a replacement of the LaTeX font definition files. It is meant as something more useable for LaTeX users than the \newfont command. With addfont the loaded font scales along with the usual LaTeX size selection. Using this package still requires some knowledge on how to use fonts with LaTeX.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-addfont

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-addfont

How To Uninstall texlive-addfont on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-addfont

texlive-addfont Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-addfont
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-addfont/gpl3.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/addfont
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/addfont/README
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/addfont/addfont.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/addfont/addfont.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/addfont/license
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/addfont
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/addfont/addfont.sty

References

Summary

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