How To Install texlive-mdwtools on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-mdwtools in AlmaLinux 8. texlive-mdwtools is Miscellaneous tools by Mark Wooding

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.