How To Install texlive-minifp on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-minifp in Fedora 36. texlive-minifp is Fixed-point real computations to 8 decimals

Introduction

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

What is texlive-minifp

The package provides basic arithmetic operations to 8 decimal places for plain TeX or LaTeX. Results are exact when they fit within the digit limits. Along with the basic package is an optional extension that adds computation of sin, cos, log, sqrt, exp, powers and angles. These are also exact when theoretically possible and are otherwise accurate to at least 7 decimal places. In addition, the package provides a stack-based programing environment.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-minifp

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-minifp

How To Uninstall texlive-minifp on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-minifp

texlive-minifp Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-minifp
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-minifp/lppl1.3.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/generic/minifp
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/generic/minifp/mfpextra.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/generic/minifp/minifp.sty

References

Summary

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