How To Install texlive-asypictureb on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-asypictureb in Fedora 36. texlive-asypictureb is User-friendly integration of Asymptote into LaTeX

Introduction

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

What is texlive-asypictureb

The package is an unofficial alternative to the package provided with the Asymptote distribution, for including pictures within a LaTeX source file. While it does not duplicate all the features of the official package, this package is more user-friendly in several ways. Most notably, Asymptote errors are repackaged as LaTeX errors, making debugging less of a pain. It also has a more robust mechanism for identifying unchanged pictures that need not be recompiled.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-asypictureb

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-asypictureb

How To Uninstall texlive-asypictureb on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-asypictureb

texlive-asypictureb Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-asypictureb
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-asypictureb/lppl1.3.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/asypictureb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/asypictureb/asypictureB.sty

References

Summary

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