How To Install texlive-pst-blur on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-pst-blur in AlmaLinux 8. texlive-pst-blur is PSTricks package for “blurred” shadows

Introduction

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

What is texlive-pst-blur

Pst-blur is a package built for use with PSTricks. It provides macros that apply blurring to the normal shadow function of PSTricks.

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

Install texlive-pst-blur 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-pst-blur using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-pst-blur

Install texlive-pst-blur 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-pst-blur using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-pst-blur

How To Uninstall texlive-pst-blur on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-pst-blur

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Summary

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