How To Install texlive-xetex-pstricks on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-xetex-pstricks on AlmaLinux 8.
What is texlive-xetex-pstricks
The package provides an indirection scheme for XeTeX to use the pstricks xdvipdfmx.cfg configuration file, so that XeTeX documents will load it in preference to the standard pstricks.con configuration file. With this configuration, many PSTricks features can be used in xelatex or plain xetex documents.
We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-xetex-pstricks on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-xetex-pstricks.
Install texlive-xetex-pstricks 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-xetex-pstricks using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install texlive-xetex-pstricks
Install texlive-xetex-pstricks 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-xetex-pstricks using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install texlive-xetex-pstricks
How To Uninstall texlive-xetex-pstricks on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the texlive-xetex-pstricks package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove texlive-xetex-pstricks
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-xetex-pstricks on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.
