How To Install texlive-ocgx2 on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-ocgx2 on AlmaLinux 8.
What is texlive-ocgx2
This package serves as a drop-in replacement for the packages ocgx by Paul Gaborit and ocg-p by Werner Moshammer for the creation of PDF Layers. It re-implements the functionality of the ocg, ocgx, and ocg-p packages and adds support for all known engines and back-ends including ps2pdf/Distiller (Xe)LaTeX(x) - dvipdfmx pdfLaTeX and LuaLaTeX . It also ensures compatibility with the media9 and animate packages.
We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-ocgx2 on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-ocgx2.
Install texlive-ocgx2 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-ocgx2 using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install texlive-ocgx2
Install texlive-ocgx2 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-ocgx2 using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install texlive-ocgx2
How To Uninstall texlive-ocgx2 on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the texlive-ocgx2 package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove texlive-ocgx2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-ocgx2 on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.