How To Install texlive-pdfmarginpar on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-pdfmarginpar in Fedora 36. texlive-pdfmarginpar is Generate marginpar-equivalent PDF annotations

Introduction

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

What is texlive-pdfmarginpar

The package provides the \pdfmarginpar command which is similar in spirit to \marginpar. However, it creates PDF annotations which may be viewed with Adobe Reader in place of marginal texts. Small icons indicate the in-text position where the message originates, popups provide the messages themselves. Thus bugfixes and other such communications are clearly visible together when viewing the document, while the document itself is not obscured.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-pdfmarginpar

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-pdfmarginpar

How To Uninstall texlive-pdfmarginpar on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-pdfmarginpar

texlive-pdfmarginpar Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-pdfmarginpar
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-pdfmarginpar/gpl.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pdfmarginpar
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pdfmarginpar/pdfmarginpar.sty

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Summary

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