How To Install texlive-plnfss on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-plnfss in Fedora 36. texlive-plnfss is Font selection for Plain TeX

Introduction

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

What is texlive-plnfss

Plnfss is a set of macros to provide easy font access (somewhat similar to NFSS but with some limitations) with Plain TeX. Plnfss can automatically make use of PSNFSS fd files, i.e., when an Adobe Type 1 is used the relevant fd file will be loaded automatically. For cmr-like fonts (ec, vnr, csr or plr fonts), a special format called pfd (plain fd) is required and must be loaded manually. See ot1cmr.pfd for further information.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-plnfss

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-plnfss

How To Uninstall texlive-plnfss on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-plnfss

texlive-plnfss Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-plnfss
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-plnfss/lppl1.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain/plnfss
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain/plnfss/MIKmathf.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain/plnfss/ams.pfd
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain/plnfss/il2cm.pfd
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain/plnfss/il2cmr.pfd
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain/plnfss/ly1lm.pfd
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain/plnfss/ot1cm.pfd
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain/plnfss/ot1cmr.pfd
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain/plnfss/ot4cm.pfd
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain/plnfss/plnfss.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain/plnfss/qxlm.pfd
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain/plnfss/t1lm.pfd
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain/plnfss/t5cm.pfd
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain/plnfss/t5cmr.pfd
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain/plnfss/t5lm.pfd
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/plain/plnfss/ts1lm.pfd

References

Summary

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