How To Install texlive-dvipdfmx on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-dvipdfmx in AlmaLinux 8. texlive-dvipdfmx is An extended version of dvipdfm

Introduction

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

What is texlive-dvipdfmx

Dvipdfmx (formerly dvipdfm-cjk) is a development of dvipdfm created to support multi-byte character encodings and large character sets for East Asian languages. Dvipdfmx, if “called” with the name dvipdfm, operates in a “dvipdfm compatibility” mode, so that users of the both packages need only keep one executable. A secondary design goal is to support as many “PDF” features as does pdfTeX. There being no documentation as such, users are advised to consult the documentation of dvipdfm (as well, of course, as the package Readme.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-dvipdfmx

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-dvipdfmx

How To Uninstall texlive-dvipdfmx on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-dvipdfmx

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Summary

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