How To Install texlive-kerntest on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-kerntest in Fedora 36. texlive-kerntest is Print tables and generate control files to adjust kernings

Introduction

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

What is texlive-kerntest

This class makes it easy to generate tables that show many different kerning pairs of an arbitrary font, usable by LaTeX. It shows the kerning values that are used in the font by default. In addition, this class enables the user to alter the kernings and to observe the results. Kerning pairs can be defined for groups of similar glyphs at the same time. An mtx file is generated automatically. The mtx file may then be loaded by fontinst to introduce the user-made kernings into the virtual font for later use in LaTeX.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-kerntest

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-kerntest

How To Uninstall texlive-kerntest on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-kerntest

texlive-kerntest Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-kerntest
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-kerntest/lppl1.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/kerntest
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/kerntest/kerntest.cls
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/kerntest/ly1mtx.clo
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/kerntest/ot1mtx.clo
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/kerntest/t1cmr-1200.fd
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/kerntest/t1mtx.clo
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/kerntest/t2amtx.clo
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/kerntest/t2bmtx.clo
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/kerntest/ts1mtx.clo

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Summary

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