How To Install texlive-textpos on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-textpos in AlmaLinux 8. texlive-textpos is Place boxes at arbitrary positions on the LaTeX page

Introduction

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

What is texlive-textpos

A package to facilitate placement of boxes at absolute positions on the LaTeX page. There are several reasons why this might be useful, an important one being to help the creation of large-format conference posters.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-textpos

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-textpos

How To Uninstall texlive-textpos on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-textpos

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Summary

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