How To Install texlive-listings on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-listings on CentOS 7. texlive-listings is Typeset source code listings using LaTeX

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-listings on CentOS 7.

What is texlive-listings

Typeset programs (programming code) within LaTeX. The source code is read directly by TeX. Keywords, comments and strings can be typeset using different styles (default is bold for keywords, italic for comments and no special style for strings). Includes support for hyperref. To use, simply \usepackage{listings}, identify the language with \lstset{language=Python}, then employ the \begin{lstlisting} … \end{lstlisting} environment or the \lstinputlisting{filename.py} command. Short (in-line) listings are also available, using either \lstinline|…| or | … | (after defining the | token with the \lstMakeShortInline command). date

We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-listings on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-listings.

Install texlive-listings on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-listings

Install texlive-listings on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-listings

How To Uninstall texlive-listings on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-listings

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-listings on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.