How To Install texlive-productbox on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-productbox in Fedora 36. texlive-productbox is Typeset a three-dimensional product box

Introduction

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

What is texlive-productbox

The package enables typesetting of a three-dimensional product box. This product box can be rendered as it is standing on a surface and some light is shed onto it. Alternatively it can be typeset as a wireframe to be cut out and glued together. This will lead to a physical product box. The package requires pgf and TikZ.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-productbox

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-productbox

How To Uninstall texlive-productbox on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-productbox

texlive-productbox Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/productbox
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/productbox/productbox.sty

References

Summary

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