How To Install texlive-cmsd on Fedora 36
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-cmsd on Fedora 36.
What is texlive-cmsd
Thr purpose of the package is to provide an alternative interface to the CM Sans Serif boldface fonts. The EC (T1, Cork) encoded versions of the ‘CM Sans Serif boldface extended’ fonts differ considerably from the traditionally (OT1) encoded ones much wider. At 25pt they are hardly to be recognized as being ‘boldface’. This package attempts to make these T1 fonts look like the traditional ones did. You do not need any new fonts; the package just changes the way LaTeX makes use of the current ones.
We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-cmsd on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-cmsd.
Install texlive-cmsd 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-cmsd using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install texlive-cmsd
Install texlive-cmsd 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-cmsd using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install texlive-cmsd
How To Uninstall texlive-cmsd on Fedora 36
To uninstall only the texlive-cmsd package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove texlive-cmsd
texlive-cmsd Package Contents on Fedora 36
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-cmsd
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-cmsd/lppl1.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/cmsd
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/cmsd/cmsd.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/cmsd/t1cmsd.fd
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/cmsd/ts1cmsd.fd
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-cmsd on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).
