How To Install texlive-symbol on Rocky Linux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-symbol on Rocky Linux 8. texlive-symbol is URW “Base 35” font pack for LaTeX

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-symbol on Rocky Linux 8.

What is `texlive-symbol`

A set of fonts for use as “drop-in” replacements for Adobe’s basic set, comprising Adobe’s New Century Schoolbook); - Dingbats (substituting for Adobe’s Zapf Dingbats); - Nimbus Mono L (substituting for Abobe’s Courier); - Nimbus Roman No9 L (substituting for Adobe’s Times); - Nimbus Sans L (substituting for Adobe’s Helvetica); - Standard Symbols L (substituting for Adobe’s Symbol); - URW Bookman; - URW Chancery L Medium Italic (substituting for Adobe’s Zapf Chancery); - URW Gothic L Book (substituting for Adobe’s Avant Garde); and - URW Palladio L (substituting for Adobe’s Palatino).

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

Install texlive-symbol on Rocky Linux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-symbol

Install texlive-symbol on Rocky Linux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-symbol

How To Uninstall texlive-symbol on Rocky Linux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-symbol

texlive-symbol Package Contents on Rocky Linux 8

/usr/share/licenses/texlive-symbol
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-symbol/gpl.txt
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/dvips/symbol
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/dvips/symbol/config.usy
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/adobe/symbol
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/adobe/symbol/psyb.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/adobe/symbol/psyr.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/urw/symbol
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/afm/urw/symbol/usyr.afm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/map/dvips/symbol
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/map/dvips/symbol/usy.map
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/symbol
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/adobe/symbol/psyr.tfm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/monotype/symbol
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/monotype/symbol/msyr.tfm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/symbol
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/tfm/urw35vf/symbol/usyr.tfm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/urw/symbol
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/urw/symbol/usyr.pfb
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/fonts/type1/urw/symbol/usyr.pfm
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/symbol
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/tex/latex/symbol/uusy.fd

References

texlive-symbol website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-symbol on Rocky Linux 8 using yum and dnf.