How To Install root-fonts on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install root-fonts on AlmaLinux 8.
What is root-fonts
This package contains fonts used by ROOT that are not available in Fedora. In particular it contains STIX version 0.9 that is used by TMathText.
We can use yum or dnf to install root-fonts on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install root-fonts.
Install root-fonts 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 root-fonts using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install root-fonts
Install root-fonts 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 root-fonts using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install root-fonts
How To Uninstall root-fonts on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the root-fonts package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove root-fonts
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install root-fonts on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
