How To Install texlive-newpax on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-newpax in Fedora 36. texlive-newpax is Experimental package to extract and reinsert PDF annotations

Introduction

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

What is texlive-newpax

The package is based on the pax package from Heiko Oberdiek. It offers a lua-based alternative to the java based pax.jar to extract the annotations from a PDF. The resulting file can then be used together with pax.sty. It also offers an extended style which works with all three major engines.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-newpax

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-newpax

How To Uninstall texlive-newpax on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-newpax

texlive-newpax Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-newpax
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-newpax/lppl1.3c.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/newpax
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/newpax/README.md
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/newpax/doc-extract-newpax.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/newpax/doc-extract-pax.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/newpax/doc-input1.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/newpax/doc-input1.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/newpax/doc-input2.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/newpax/doc-input2.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/newpax/doc-use-newpax.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/newpax/doc-use-newpax.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/newpax/doc-use-pax.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/newpax/doc-use-pax.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/newpax/newpax.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/newpax/newpax.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/newpax
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/newpax/newpax.lua
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/newpax/newpax.sty

References

Summary

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