How To Install texlive-eepic on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-eepic in AlmaLinux 8. texlive-eepic is Extensions to epic and the LaTeX drawing tools

Introduction

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

What is texlive-eepic

Extensions to epic and the LaTeX picture drawing environment, include the drawing of lines at any slope, the drawing of circles in any radii, and the drawing of dotted and dashed lines much faster with much less TeX memory, and providing several new commands for drawing ellipses, arcs, splines, and filled circles and ellipses. The package uses tpic \special commands.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-eepic

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-eepic

How To Uninstall texlive-eepic on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-eepic

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Summary

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