How To Install texlive-ifetex on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-ifetex on AlmaLinux 8.
What is texlive-ifetex
The package provides the switch \ifetex which indicates whether e-TeX is available or not. The package can be loaded as LaTeX package using \usepackage{ifetex} or in plain TeX using \input ifetex. In either case it aborts silently if the \ifetex macro is already defined. The package’s test is whether \eTeXversion is defined as a primitive; if it is, the package assumes e-TeX features are available.
We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-ifetex on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-ifetex.
Install texlive-ifetex 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-ifetex using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install texlive-ifetex
Install texlive-ifetex 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-ifetex using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install texlive-ifetex
How To Uninstall texlive-ifetex on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the texlive-ifetex package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove texlive-ifetex
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-ifetex on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
