How To Install texlive-plainpkg on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-plainpkg in Fedora 36. texlive-plainpkg is A minimal method for making generic packages

Introduction

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

What is texlive-plainpkg

The package provides a minimal method for making generic (i.e., TeX-format-independent) packaged, combining maybeload functionality, fallback definitions for LaTeX \ProvidesPackage and \RequirePackage functionality, and handling of arbitrary (multiple) “private letters” (analagous LaTeX packages’ use of “@”) in nested package files. The documentation contains a central reference for making and using generic packages based on the package.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-plainpkg

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-plainpkg

How To Uninstall texlive-plainpkg on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-plainpkg

texlive-plainpkg Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-plainpkg
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-plainpkg/lppl1.3.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/generic/plainpkg
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/generic/plainpkg/plainpkg.tex

References

Summary

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