How To Install kile on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install kile in AlmaLinux 8. kile is (La)TeX source editor and TeX shell

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install kile on AlmaLinux 8.

What is kile

Kile is a user friendly (La)TeX editor. The main features are * Compile, convert and view your document with one click. * Auto-completion of (La)TeX commands * Templates and wizards makes starting a new document very little work. * Easy insertion of many standard tags and symbols and the option to define (an arbitrary number of) user defined tags. * Inverse and forward search corresponding LaTeX line in the editor, or jump from the editor to the corresponding page in the viewer. * Finding chapter or sections is very easy, Kile constructs a list of all the chapter etc. in your document. You can use the list to jump to the corresponding section. * Collect documents that belong together into a project. * Easy insertion of citations and references when using projects. * Advanced editing commands.

We can use yum or dnf to install kile on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install kile.

Install kile 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 kile using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install kile

Install kile 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 kile using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install kile

How To Uninstall kile on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the kile package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove kile

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install kile on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.