How To Install texlive-etoolbox on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-etoolbox on AlmaLinux 8.
What is texlive-etoolbox
The etoolbox package is a toolbox of programming facilities geared primarily towards LaTeX class and package authors. It provides LaTeX frontends to some of the new primitives provided by e-TeX as well as some generic tools which are not strictly related to e-TeX but match the profile of this package. Note that the initial versions of this package were released under the name elatex. The package provides functions that seem to offer alternative ways of implementing some LaTeX kernel commands; nevertheless, the package will not modify any part of the LaTeX kernel.
We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-etoolbox on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-etoolbox.
Install texlive-etoolbox 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-etoolbox using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install texlive-etoolbox
Install texlive-etoolbox 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-etoolbox using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install texlive-etoolbox
How To Uninstall texlive-etoolbox on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the texlive-etoolbox package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove texlive-etoolbox
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-etoolbox on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
