How To Install texlive-t2 on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-t2 in AlmaLinux 8. texlive-t2 is Support for using T2 encoding

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-t2 on AlmaLinux 8.

What is texlive-t2

The T2 bundle provides a variety of separate support functions, for using Cyrillic characters in LaTeX for using Cyrillic letters ’transparently’ in formulae - the citehack package, for using Cyrillic (or indeed any non-ascii) characters in citation keys; - support for Cyrillic in BibTeX; - support for Cyrillic in Makeindex; and - various items of font support.

We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-t2 on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-t2.

Install texlive-t2 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-t2 using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-t2

Install texlive-t2 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-t2 using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-t2

How To Uninstall texlive-t2 on AlmaLinux 8

To uninstall only the texlive-t2 package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove texlive-t2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-t2 on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.