How To Install texlive-mpostinl on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-mpostinl in Fedora 36. texlive-mpostinl is Embed MetaPost figures within LaTeX documents

Introduction

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

What is texlive-mpostinl

This LaTeX2e package enables the embedding of MetaPost figures within LaTeX documents. The package automatically collects the embedded definitions and figures in a .mp file, adds an appropriate LaTeX document structure, and compiles it to .mps files. It also allows for various configuration options to manage the generation of files and compilation.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-mpostinl

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-mpostinl

How To Uninstall texlive-mpostinl on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-mpostinl

texlive-mpostinl Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-mpostinl
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-mpostinl/lppl1.3.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/mpostinl
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/mpostinl/README.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/mpostinl/mpinlsmp.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/mpostinl/mpostinl.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/mpostinl
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/mpostinl/mpostinl.sty

References

Summary

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