How To Install texlive-basicarith on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-basicarith in Fedora 36. texlive-basicarith is Macros for typesetting basic arithmetic

Introduction

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

What is texlive-basicarith

The package provides macros for typesetting basic arithmetic, in the style typically found in textbooks. It focuses on the American style of performing these algorithms. It is written mostly in low-level TeX, with the goal that it should run in either plain TeX or LaTeX, but there are two constructions that currently prevent this. It is highly configurable, with macros and lengths described in the documentation.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-basicarith

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-basicarith

How To Uninstall texlive-basicarith on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-basicarith

texlive-basicarith Package Contents on Fedora 36

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

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Summary

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