How To Install texlive-boxedminipage on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-boxedminipage in Fedora 36. texlive-boxedminipage is Framed minipages of a specified total width (text and frame combined)

Introduction

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

What is texlive-boxedminipage

The package essentially just wraps a minipage within an \fbox. However, while \fbox{\begin{minipage}{\linewidth}…\end{minipage}} juts out into the margin, \begin{boxedminipage}…\end{boxedminipage} does not. Instead, it subtracts the frame’s dimensions from the specified dimensions of the minipage before typesetting the minipage. Note boxedminipage2e and now replaces Mario Wolczko’s earlier boxedminipage package.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-boxedminipage

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-boxedminipage

How To Uninstall texlive-boxedminipage on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-boxedminipage

texlive-boxedminipage Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-boxedminipage
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-boxedminipage/lppl1.3.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/boxedminipage
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/boxedminipage/README
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/boxedminipage/boxedminipage.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/boxedminipage
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/boxedminipage/boxedminipage.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/boxedminipage/boxedminipage2e.sty

References

Summary

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