How To Install texlive-metafont on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-metafont on AlmaLinux 8.
What is texlive-metafont
The program takes a semi-algorithmic specification of a font, and produces a bitmap font (whose properties are defined by a set of parameters of the target device), and a set metrics for use by TeX. The bitmap output may be converted into a format directly usable by a device driver, etc., by the tools provided in the parallel mfware distribution. (Third parties have developed tools to convert the bitmap output to outline fonts.) The distribution includes the source of Knuth’s Metafont book; this source is there to read, as an example of writing TeX – it should not be processed without Knuth’s direct permission.
We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-metafont on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-metafont.
Install texlive-metafont 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-metafont using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install texlive-metafont
Install texlive-metafont 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-metafont using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install texlive-metafont
How To Uninstall texlive-metafont on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the texlive-metafont package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove texlive-metafont
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-metafont on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
