How To Install texlive-pspicture on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-pspicture in AlmaLinux 8. texlive-pspicture is PostScript picture support

Introduction

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

What is texlive-pspicture

A replacement for LaTeX’s picture macros, that uses PostScript \special commands. The package is now largely superseded by pict2e.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-pspicture

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-pspicture

How To Uninstall texlive-pspicture on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-pspicture

References

Summary

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