How To Install texlive-collection-latex on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-collection-latex in AlmaLinux 8. texlive-collection-latex is Basic LaTeX packages

Introduction

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

What is texlive-collection-latex

These packages are mandated by the core LaTeX team, or at least very strongly recommended.

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

Install texlive-collection-latex 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-collection-latex using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-collection-latex

Install texlive-collection-latex 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-collection-latex using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-collection-latex

How To Uninstall texlive-collection-latex on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-collection-latex

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Summary

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