How To Install texlive-plain on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-plain in AlmaLinux 8. texlive-plain is plain package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-plain on AlmaLinux 8.

What is texlive-plain

Contains files used to build the Plain TeX format, as described in the TeXbook, together with various supporting files (some also discussed in the book).

We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-plain on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-plain.

Install texlive-plain 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-plain using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-plain

Install texlive-plain 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-plain using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-plain

How To Uninstall texlive-plain on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-plain

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-plain on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.