How To Install texlive-esstix on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-esstix in Fedora 36. texlive-esstix is PostScript versions of the ESSTIX, with macro support

Introduction

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

What is `texlive-esstix`

These fonts represent translation to PostScript Type 1 of the ESSTIX fonts. ESSTIX seem to have been a precursor to the STIX project, and were donated by Elsevier to that project. The accompanying virtual fonts with customized metrics and LaTeX support files allow their use as calligraphic, fraktur and double-struck (blackboard bold) in maths mode.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-esstix

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-esstix

How To Uninstall texlive-esstix on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-esstix

texlive-esstix Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX10.PFM
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX10.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX11.PFM
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX11.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX12.PFM
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX12.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX13.PFM
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX13.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX14.PFM
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX14.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX15.PFM
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX15.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX16.PFM
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX16.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX17.PFM
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX17.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX1_.PFM
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX1_.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX2_.PFM
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX2_.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX3_.PFM
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX3_.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX4_.PFM
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX4_.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX5_.PFM
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX5_.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX6_.PFM
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX6_.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX7_.PFM
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX7_.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX8_.PFM
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX8_.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX9_.PFM
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/esstix/ESSTIX9_.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/map/dvips/esstix
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/map/dvips/esstix/ESSTIX.map
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/public/esstix
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/public/esstix/esstixbb.tfm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/public/esstix/esstixcal.tfm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/public/esstix/esstixfrak.tfm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/public/esstix/rESSTIX13.tfm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/public/esstix/rESSTIX14.tfm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/public/esstix/rESSTIX15.tfm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/esstix
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/esstix/ESSTIX10.pfb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/esstix/ESSTIX11.pfb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/esstix/ESSTIX12.pfb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/esstix/ESSTIX13.pfb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/esstix/ESSTIX14.pfb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/esstix/ESSTIX15.pfb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/esstix/ESSTIX16.pfb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/esstix/ESSTIX17.pfb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/esstix/ESSTIX1_.pfb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/esstix/ESSTIX2_.pfb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/esstix/ESSTIX3_.pfb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/esstix/ESSTIX4_.pfb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/esstix/ESSTIX5_.pfb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/esstix/ESSTIX6_.pfb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/esstix/ESSTIX7_.pfb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/esstix/ESSTIX8_.pfb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/public/esstix/ESSTIX9_.pfb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/vf/public/esstix
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/vf/public/esstix/esstixbb.vf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/vf/public/esstix/esstixcal.vf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/vf/public/esstix/esstixfrak.vf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/esstix
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/esstix/esstixbb.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/esstix/esstixcal.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/esstix/esstixfrak.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/esstix/uesstixbb.fd
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/esstix/uesstixcal.fd
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/esstix/uesstixfrak.fd

References

texlive-esstix website

Summary

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