How To Install texlive-arphic on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-arphic in AlmaLinux 8. texlive-arphic is Arphic (Chinese) font packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-arphic on AlmaLinux 8.

What is texlive-arphic

These are font bundles for the Chinese Arphic fonts which work with the CJK package. Arphic is actually the name of the company that which created the fonts (and put them under a GPL- like licence).

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-arphic

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-arphic

How To Uninstall texlive-arphic on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-arphic

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Summary

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