How To Install texlive-pdftex-def on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-pdftex-def on CentOS 7. texlive-pdftex-def is Colour and Graphics support for PDFTeX

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-pdftex-def on CentOS 7.

What is texlive-pdftex-def

The file pdftex.def provides device-specific definitions for colour and graphics support when running pdf(La)TeX. date

We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-pdftex-def on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-pdftex-def.

Install texlive-pdftex-def on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install texlive-pdftex-def using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-pdftex-def

Install texlive-pdftex-def on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install texlive-pdftex-def using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-pdftex-def

How To Uninstall texlive-pdftex-def on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-pdftex-def

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-pdftex-def on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.