How To Install adobe-mappings-cmap on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install adobe-mappings-cmap on AlmaLinux 8.
What is adobe-mappings-cmap
CMap (Character Map) resources are used to unidirectionally map character codes, such as Unicode encoding form, to CIDs (Character IDs – meaning glyphs) of a CIDFont resource. These CMap resources are useful for some applications (e.g. Ghostscript) to correctly display text containing Japanese, (Traditional) Chinese, or Korean characters.
We can use yum or dnf to install adobe-mappings-cmap on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install adobe-mappings-cmap.
Install adobe-mappings-cmap on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install adobe-mappings-cmap using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install adobe-mappings-cmap
Install adobe-mappings-cmap on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install adobe-mappings-cmap using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install adobe-mappings-cmap
How To Uninstall adobe-mappings-cmap on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the adobe-mappings-cmap package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove adobe-mappings-cmap
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install adobe-mappings-cmap on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
