How To Install texlive-xesearch on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-xesearch in Fedora 36. texlive-xesearch is A string finder for XeTeX

Introduction

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

What is texlive-xesearch

The package finds strings (e.g. (parts of) words or phrases) and manipulates them (apply any macro), thus turning each word or phrase into a possible command. It is written in plain XeTeX and should thus work with any format (it is known to work with LaTeX and ConTeXt). The main application for the moment is XeIndex, an automatic index for XeLaTeX, but examples are given of simple use to check spelling, count words, and highlight syntax of programming languages.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-xesearch

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-xesearch

How To Uninstall texlive-xesearch on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-xesearch

texlive-xesearch Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-xesearch
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-xesearch/lppl1.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/xetex/xesearch
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/xetex/xesearch/t-xesearch.tex
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/xetex/xesearch/xesearch.sty

References

Summary

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