How To Install texlive-preprint on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-preprint in AlmaLinux 8. texlive-preprint is A bundle of packages provided “as is”

Introduction

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

What is texlive-preprint

The bundle comprises author/affiliation input in the \author command, - balance, to balance the end of \twocolumn pages, - figcaps, to send figure captions, etc., to end document, - fullpage, to set narrow page margins and set a fixed page style, and - sublabel, which permits counters to be subnumbered.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-preprint

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-preprint

How To Uninstall texlive-preprint on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-preprint

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Summary

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