How To Install texlive-spath3 on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-spath3 in Fedora 36. texlive-spath3 is Manipulate “soft paths” in PGF

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-spath3 on Fedora 36.

What is texlive-spath3

The spath3 library provides methods for manipulating the “soft paths” of TikZ/PGF. Packaged with it are two TikZ libraries that make use of the methods provided. These are libraries for drawing calligraphic paths and for drawing knot diagrams.

We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-spath3 on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-spath3.

Install texlive-spath3 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-spath3 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-spath3

Install texlive-spath3 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-spath3 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-spath3

How To Uninstall texlive-spath3 on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the texlive-spath3 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove texlive-spath3

texlive-spath3 Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-spath3
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-spath3/lppl1.3.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/spath3
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/spath3/spath3.sty
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/spath3/tikzlibrarycalligraphy.code.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/spath3/tikzlibraryknots.code.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/spath3/tikzlibraryspath3.code.tex

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-spath3 on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).