How To Install texlive-milsymb on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-milsymb in Fedora 36. texlive-milsymb is LaTeX package for TikZ based drawing of military symbols as per NATO APP-6(C)

Introduction

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

What is texlive-milsymb

The package offers commands to draw military symbols as per NATO APP-6(C) https has a set of commands for drawing all symbols found in the document up to the control measures, as well as support for custom non-standard symbols. Control measures are planned to be included in a future release.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-milsymb

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-milsymb

How To Uninstall texlive-milsymb on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-milsymb

texlive-milsymb Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/LICENCE.md
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/README.md
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_examples
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_examples/772px-1st_Marine_Division_insignia.png
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_examples/mef.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/Activity_main_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/Activity_upper_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/Air_lower_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/Air_main_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/Air_upper_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/Equipment_main_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/Equipment_mobility_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/Installation_main_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/Installation_upper_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/Land_lower_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/Land_main_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/Land_upper_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/Missile_left_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/Missile_right_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/SeaSubsurface_lower_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/SeaSubsurface_main_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/SeaSubsurface_upper_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/SeaSurface_lower_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/SeaSurface_main_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/SeaSurface_upper_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/Space_lower_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/Space_main_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/Space_upper_table.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/gen_hidden.py
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/manual_scripts/gen_symbol_tables.py
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/milsymb.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/milsymb/milsymb.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/milsymb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/milsymb/milsymb.sty

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Summary

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