How To Install texlive-gsftopk on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-gsftopk on Rocky Linux 8. texlive-gsftopk is Convert “ghostscript fonts” to PK files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-gsftopk on Rocky Linux 8.

What is texlive-gsftopk

Designed for use with xdvi and dvips this utility converts Adobe Type 1 fonts to PK bitmap format. It should not ordinarily be much used nowadays, since both its target applications are now capable of dealing with Type 1 fonts, direct.

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

Install texlive-gsftopk on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install texlive-gsftopk using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-gsftopk

Install texlive-gsftopk on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install texlive-gsftopk using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-gsftopk

How To Uninstall texlive-gsftopk on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-gsftopk

texlive-gsftopk Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/bin/gsftopk
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/e1
/usr/lib/.build-id/e1/ca3225ad82386be0e9266b9ec76031b2673698
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-gsftopk
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-gsftopk/gpl.txt
/usr/share/man/man1/gsftopk.1.gz
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/dvips/gsftopk
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/dvips/gsftopk/render.ps

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-gsftopk on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.