How To Install texlive-classpack on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-classpack on Rocky Linux 8. texlive-classpack is XML mastering for LaTeX classes and packages

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-classpack on Rocky Linux 8.

What is texlive-classpack

The package provides an experiment in using XML (specifically DocBook 5) to mark up and maintain LaTeX classes and packages. XSLT 2 styleheets generate the .dtx and .ins distribution files expected by end users.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-classpack

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-classpack

How To Uninstall texlive-classpack on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-classpack

texlive-classpack Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-classpack
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-classpack/lppl1.3.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/classpack
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/classpack/MANIFEST
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/classpack/README
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/classpack/classpack.pdf
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/classpack/db2bibtex.xsl
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/classpack/db2dtx.xsl
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/classpack/db2plaintext.xsl
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/classpack/decommentbbl.awk
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/classpack/doctexbook.dtd
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/classpack/getgis.sh
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/classpack/lppl.xml
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/classpack/prepost.xml
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/classpack/readme.xml
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/classpack/test.sh
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/classpack
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/classpack/classpack.sty

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-classpack on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.