How To Install texlive-randtext on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-randtext in Fedora 36. texlive-randtext is Randomise the order of characters in strings

Introduction

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

What is texlive-randtext

The package provides a single macro \randomize{TEXT} that typesets the characters of TEXT in random order, such that the resulting output appears correct, but most automated attempts to read the file will misunderstand it. This function allows one to include an email address in a TeX document and publish it online without fear of email address harvesters or spammers easily picking up the address.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-randtext

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-randtext

How To Uninstall texlive-randtext on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-randtext

texlive-randtext Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-randtext
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-randtext/lppl1.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/randtext
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/randtext/randtext.sty

References

Summary

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