How To Install texlive-cm-super on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-cm-super on AlmaLinux 8.
What is texlive-cm-super
CM-Super family of fonts are Adobe Type 1 fonts that replace the T1/TS1-encoded Computer Modern (EC/TC), T1/TS1-encoded Concrete, T1/TS1-encoded CM bright and LH fonts (thus supporting all European languages except Greek, and all Cyrillic-based languages), and bringing many ameliorations in typesetting quality. The fonts exhibit the same metrics as the MetaFont-encoded originals.
We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-cm-super on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-cm-super.
Install texlive-cm-super 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-super using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install texlive-cm-super
Install texlive-cm-super 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-super using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install texlive-cm-super
How To Uninstall texlive-cm-super on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the texlive-cm-super package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove texlive-cm-super
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-cm-super on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
