How To Install texlive-pict2e on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-pict2e in Fedora 36. texlive-pict2e is New implementation of picture commands

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-pict2e on Fedora 36.

What is texlive-pict2e

This package was described in the 2nd edition of ‘LaTeX Document Preparation System’, but the LaTeX project team declined to produce the package. For a long time, LaTeX included a ‘pict2e package’ that merely produced an apologetic error message. The new package extends the existing LaTeX picture environment, using the familiar technique (cf. the graphics and color packages) of driver files (at present, drivers for dvips, pdfTeX, LuaTeX, XeTeX, VTeX, dvipdfm, and dvipdfmx are available). The package documentation has a fair number of examples of use, showing where things are improved by comparison with the LaTeX picture environment.

We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-pict2e on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-pict2e.

Install texlive-pict2e 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-pict2e using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-pict2e

Install texlive-pict2e 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-pict2e using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-pict2e

How To Uninstall texlive-pict2e on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the texlive-pict2e package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove texlive-pict2e

texlive-pict2e Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-pict2e
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-pict2e/lppl1.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pict2e
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pict2e/p2e-dvipdfm.def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pict2e/p2e-dvipdfmx.def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pict2e/p2e-dvips.def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pict2e/p2e-luatex.def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pict2e/p2e-pctex32.def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pict2e/p2e-pctexps.def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pict2e/p2e-pdftex.def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pict2e/p2e-textures.def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pict2e/p2e-vtex.def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pict2e/p2e-xetex.def
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pict2e/pict2e.cfg
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/pict2e/pict2e.sty

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-pict2e on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).