How To Install texlive-suanpan on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-suanpan in Fedora 36. texlive-suanpan is MetaPost macros for drawing Chinese and Japanese abaci

Introduction

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

What is texlive-suanpan

These macros are described in Denis Roegel drawing Chinese and Japanese abaci, TUGboat (volume 30, number 1, 2009, pages 74-79)

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-suanpan

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-suanpan

How To Uninstall texlive-suanpan on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-suanpan

texlive-suanpan Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-suanpan
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-suanpan/lppl1.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/metapost/suanpan
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/metapost/suanpan/abacus.mp
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/metapost/suanpan/suanpan.mp

References

Summary

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