How To Install texlive-cm-lgc on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-cm-lgc
on AlmaLinux 8.
What is texlive-cm-lgc
The fonts are converted from Metafont sources of the Computer Modern font families, using textrace. Supported encodings are T1 (Latin), T2A (Cyrillic), LGR (Greek) and TS1. The package also includes Unicode virtual fonts for use with Omega. The font set is not a replacement for any of the other Computer Modern-based font sets (for example, cm-super for Latin and Cyrillic, or cbgreek for Greek), since it is available at a single size only; it offers a compact set for ‘general’ working. The fonts themselves are encoded to external standards, and virtual fonts are provided for use with TeX.
We can use yum
or dnf
to install texlive-cm-lgc
on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-cm-lgc.
Install texlive-cm-lgc 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-cm-lgc
using dnf
by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install texlive-cm-lgc
Install texlive-cm-lgc 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-cm-lgc
using yum
by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install texlive-cm-lgc
How To Uninstall texlive-cm-lgc on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the texlive-cm-lgc
package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove texlive-cm-lgc
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-cm-lgc
on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.