How To Install texlive-mdwtools on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-mdwtools on AlmaLinux 8.
What is texlive-mdwtools
This collection of tools includes starting with @, - macros to sanitise the OT1 encoding of the cmtt fonts; - a ‘do after’ command; - improved footnote support; - mathenv for various alignment in maths; - list handling; - mdwmath which adds some minor changes to LaTeX maths; - a rewrite of LaTeX’s tabular and array environments; - verbatim handling; and - syntax diagrams.
We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-mdwtools on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-mdwtools.
Install texlive-mdwtools 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-mdwtools using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install texlive-mdwtools
Install texlive-mdwtools 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-mdwtools using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install texlive-mdwtools
How To Uninstall texlive-mdwtools on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the texlive-mdwtools package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove texlive-mdwtools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-mdwtools on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.