How To Install texlive-musical on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-musical in Fedora 36. texlive-musical is Typeset (musical) theatre scripts

Introduction

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

What is texlive-musical

This package is designed to simplify the development and distribution of scripts for theatrical musicals, especially ones under development. The output is formatted to follow generally accepted script style[1] while also maintaining a high level of typographic integrity, and includes commands for dialog, lyrics, stage directions, music and dance cues, rehearsal marks, and more. It gracefully handles dialog that crosses page breaks, and can generate lists of songs and lists of dances in the show. [1] There are lots of references for the One True Way to format a script. Naturally, none of them agree.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-musical

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-musical

How To Uninstall texlive-musical on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-musical

texlive-musical Package Contents on Fedora 36

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

References

Summary

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