How To Install texlive-pdfsync on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-pdfsync in Fedora 36. texlive-pdfsync is Provide links between source and PDF

Introduction

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

What is texlive-pdfsync

The package runs with pdfTeX or XeTeX, and creates an auxiliary file with geometrical information to permit references back and forth between source and PDF, assuming a conforming editor and PDF viewer.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-pdfsync

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-pdfsync

How To Uninstall texlive-pdfsync on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-pdfsync

texlive-pdfsync Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-pdfsync
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-pdfsync/lppl1.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pdfsync
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pdfsync/pdfsync.sty

References

Summary

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