How To Install texlive-ucharcat on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-ucharcat in AlmaLinux 8. texlive-ucharcat is Implementation of the (new in 2015) XeTeX \Ucharcat command in lua, for LuaTeX

Introduction

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

What is texlive-ucharcat

The package implements the \Ucharcat command for LuaLaTeX. \Ucharcat is a new primitive in XeTeX, an extension of the existing \Uchar command, that allows the specification of the catcode as well as character code of the character token being constructed.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-ucharcat

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-ucharcat

How To Uninstall texlive-ucharcat on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-ucharcat

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Summary

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