How To Install texlive-xfor on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-xfor in Fedora 36. texlive-xfor is A reimplementation of the LaTeX for-loop macro

Introduction

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

What is texlive-xfor

The package redefines the LaTeX internal @for macro so that the loop may be prematurely terminated. The action is akin to the C/Java break statement, except that the loop does not terminate until the end of the current iteration

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-xfor

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-xfor

How To Uninstall texlive-xfor on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-xfor

texlive-xfor Package Contents on Fedora 36

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

References

Summary

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