How To Install texlive-luatexbase on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-luatexbase in Fedora 36. texlive-luatexbase is Basic resource management for LuaTeX code

Introduction

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

What is texlive-luatexbase

The LaTeX kernel (LaTeX2e 2015/10/01 onward) builds in support for LuaTeX functionality, also available as ltluatex.tex for users of plain TeX and those with older LaTeX kernel implementations. This support is based on ideas taken from the original luatexbase package, but there are interface differences. This ‘stub’ package provides a compatibility layer to allow existing packages to upgrade smoothly to the new support structure.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-luatexbase

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-luatexbase

How To Uninstall texlive-luatexbase on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-luatexbase

texlive-luatexbase Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-luatexbase
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-luatexbase/pd.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/luatex/luatexbase
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/luatex/luatexbase/luatexbase-attr.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/luatex/luatexbase/luatexbase-cctb.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/luatex/luatexbase/luatexbase-compat.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/luatex/luatexbase/luatexbase-loader.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/luatex/luatexbase/luatexbase-mcb.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/luatex/luatexbase/luatexbase-modutils.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/luatex/luatexbase/luatexbase-regs.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/luatex/luatexbase/luatexbase.loader.lua
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/luatex/luatexbase/luatexbase.sty

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Summary

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