How To Install texlive-booktabs on Rocky Linux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-booktabs on Rocky Linux 8.
What is texlive-booktabs
The package enhances the quality of tables in LaTeX, providing extra commands as well as behind-the-scenes optimisation. Guidelines are given as to what constitutes a good table in this context. From version 1.61, the package offers longtable compatibility.
We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-booktabs on Rocky Linux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-booktabs.
Install texlive-booktabs on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf
Update yum database with dnf using the following command.
sudo dnf makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install texlive-booktabs using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install texlive-booktabs
Install texlive-booktabs on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum
Update yum database with yum using the following command.
sudo yum makecache --refresh
After updating yum database, We can install texlive-booktabs using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install texlive-booktabs
How To Uninstall texlive-booktabs on Rocky Linux 8
To uninstall only the texlive-booktabs package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove texlive-booktabs
texlive-booktabs Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-booktabs
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-booktabs/gpl.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/booktabs
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/booktabs/README
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/latex/booktabs/booktabs.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/booktabs
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/booktabs/booktabs.sty
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-booktabs on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.