How To Install texlive-luatex85 on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-luatex85 in AlmaLinux 8. texlive-luatex85 is pdfTeX aliases for LuaTeX

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-luatex85 on AlmaLinux 8.

What is texlive-luatex85

The package provides emulation of pdfTeX primitives for LuaTeX v0.85+.

We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-luatex85 on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-luatex85.

Install texlive-luatex85 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-luatex85 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-luatex85

Install texlive-luatex85 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-luatex85 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-luatex85

How To Uninstall texlive-luatex85 on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the texlive-luatex85 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove texlive-luatex85

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-luatex85 on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.