How To Install texlive-scalebar on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-scalebar in Fedora 36. texlive-scalebar is Create scalebars for maps, diagrams or photos

Introduction

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

What is texlive-scalebar

This is a small package to create scalebars for maps, diagrams or photos. It was designed for use with cave maps but can be used for anything from showing a scalebar in kilometres for topographic maps to a scalebar in micrometres for an electron microscope image.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-scalebar

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-scalebar

How To Uninstall texlive-scalebar on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-scalebar

texlive-scalebar Package Contents on Fedora 36

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

References

Summary

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