How To Install texlive-tikz-optics on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-tikz-optics in Fedora 36. texlive-tikz-optics is A library for drawing optical setups with TikZ

Introduction

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

What is texlive-tikz-optics

This package provides a new TikZ library designed to easily draw optical setups with TikZ. It provides shapes for lens, mirror, etc. The geometrically (in)correct computation of light rays through the setup is left to the user.

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

Install texlive-tikz-optics 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-tikz-optics using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-tikz-optics

Install texlive-tikz-optics 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-tikz-optics using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-tikz-optics

How To Uninstall texlive-tikz-optics on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-tikz-optics

texlive-tikz-optics Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-tikz-optics
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-tikz-optics/lppl1.3.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/tikz-optics
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/tikz-optics/README
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/tikz-optics/tikz-optics.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/tikz-optics/tikz-optics.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tikz-optics
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/tikz-optics/tikzlibraryoptics.code.tex

References

Summary

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