How To Install texlive-l3experimental on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-l3experimental in AlmaLinux 8. texlive-l3experimental is Experimental LaTeX3 concepts

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-l3experimental on AlmaLinux 8.

What is texlive-l3experimental

The l3experimental packages are a collection of experimental implementations for aspects of the LaTeX3 kernel, dealing with higher-level ideas such as the Designer Interface. Some of them work as stand alone packages, providing new functionality, and can be used on top of LaTeX2e with no changes to the existing kernel. The present release includes boxes receiving text for typesetting. - l3dt for data tables; - l3galley l3regex replace operations; - l3sort sequences, token lists or comma-lists, according to user- specified comparison criteria; - l3str string manipulation; - l3tl-build list building; - l3tl_analysis analysis; and - xcoffins, which allows the alignment of boxes using a series of ‘handle’ positions, supplementing the simple TeX reference point. All the files of the bundle are also available in the Subversion (SVN) repository of the LaTeX3 Project.

We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-l3experimental on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-l3experimental.

Install texlive-l3experimental 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-l3experimental using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-l3experimental

Install texlive-l3experimental 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-l3experimental using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-l3experimental

How To Uninstall texlive-l3experimental on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the texlive-l3experimental package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove texlive-l3experimental

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-l3experimental on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.