How To Install texlive-fontawesome on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-fontawesome in AlmaLinux 8. texlive-fontawesome is Font containing web-related icons

Introduction

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

What is texlive-fontawesome

The package offers access to the large number of web-related icons provided by the included font. The package requires the package, fontspec, if run with XeTeX or LuaTeX.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-fontawesome

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-fontawesome

How To Uninstall texlive-fontawesome on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-fontawesome

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Summary

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