How To Install texlive-mathfam256 on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-mathfam256 in Fedora 36. texlive-mathfam256 is Extend math family up to 256 for pLaTeX/upLaTeX/Lamed

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-mathfam256 on Fedora 36.

What is texlive-mathfam256

This package increases the upper limit of math symbols up to 256, using \omath… primitives. These primitives were originally introduced in Omega and are currently available in the following formats on e-upTeX), Lamed (runs on Aleph, successor of Omega).

We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-mathfam256 on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-mathfam256.

Install texlive-mathfam256 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-mathfam256 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-mathfam256

Install texlive-mathfam256 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-mathfam256 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-mathfam256

How To Uninstall texlive-mathfam256 on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the texlive-mathfam256 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove texlive-mathfam256

texlive-mathfam256 Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-mathfam256
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-mathfam256/bsd.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/mathfam256
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/mathfam256/LICENSE
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/mathfam256/README.md
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/mathfam256/mathfam256.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/mathfam256/mathfam256.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/mathfam256
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/mathfam256/mathfam256.sty

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-mathfam256 on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).