How To Install texlive-fntproof on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-fntproof in Fedora 36. texlive-fntproof is A programmable font test pattern generator

Introduction

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

What is texlive-fntproof

The package implements all the font testing commands of Knuth’s testfont.tex, but arranges that information necessary for each command is supplied as arguments to that command, rather than prompted for. This makes it possible to type all the tests in one command line, and easy to input the package in a file and to use the commands there. A few additional commands supporting this last purpose are also made available.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-fntproof

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-fntproof

How To Uninstall texlive-fntproof on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-fntproof

texlive-fntproof Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-fntproof
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-fntproof/pd.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/generic/fntproof
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/generic/fntproof/fntproof.tex

References

Summary

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