How To Install texlive-snapshot on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-snapshot in Fedora 36. texlive-snapshot is List the external dependencies of a LaTeX document

Introduction

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

What is texlive-snapshot

The snapshot package helps the owner of a LaTeX document obtain a list of the external dependencies of the document, in a form that can be embedded at the top of the document. It provides a snapshot of the current processing context of the document, insofar as it can be determined from inside LaTeX. If a document contains such a dependency list, then it becomes possible to arrange that the document be processed always with the same versions of everything, in order to ensure the same output. This could be useful for someone wanting to keep a LaTeX document on hand and consistently reproduce an identical DVI file from it, on the fly; or for someone wanting to shield a document during the final stages of its production cycle from unexpected side effects of routine upgrades to the TeX system.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-snapshot

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-snapshot

How To Uninstall texlive-snapshot on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-snapshot

texlive-snapshot Package Contents on Fedora 36

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

References

Summary

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