How To Install texlive-esk on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-esk in Fedora 36. texlive-esk is Package to encapsulate Sketch files in LaTeX sources

Introduction

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

What is `texlive-esk`

The ESK package allows to encapsulate Sketch files in LaTeX sources. This is very useful for keeping illustrations in sync with the text. It also frees the user from inventing descriptive names for new files that fit into the confines of file system conventions. Sketch is a 3D scene description language by Eugene K. Ressler and can generate TikZ and PSTricks code. ESK behaves in a similar fashion to EMP (which encapsulates Metapost files), and was in fact developed from it.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-esk

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-esk

How To Uninstall texlive-esk on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-esk

texlive-esk Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-esk
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-esk/gpl.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/esk
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/esk/esk.sty

References

texlive-esk website

Summary

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