How To Install texlive-pgf-blur on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-pgf-blur in Fedora 36. texlive-pgf-blur is PGF/TikZ package for “blurred” shadows

Introduction

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

What is texlive-pgf-blur

The package adds blurred/faded/fuzzy shadows to PGF/TikZ pictures. It is configured as a TikZ/PGF library module. The method is similar to that of the author’s pst-blur package for PSTricks.

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

Install texlive-pgf-blur 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-pgf-blur using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-pgf-blur

Install texlive-pgf-blur 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-pgf-blur using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-pgf-blur

How To Uninstall texlive-pgf-blur on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-pgf-blur

texlive-pgf-blur Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-pgf-blur
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-pgf-blur/lppl1.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pgf-blur
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pgf-blur/tikzlibraryshadows.blur.code.tex

References

Summary

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