How To Install texlive-xfor on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-xfor on CentOS 7. texlive-xfor is A reimplimentation of the LaTeX for-loop macro

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-xfor on CentOS 7.

What is texlive-xfor

The package redefines the LaTeX internal @for macro so that the loop may be prematurely terminated. The action is akin to the C/Java break statement, except that the loop does not terminate until the end of the current iteration

We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-xfor on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-xfor.

Install texlive-xfor on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-xfor

Install texlive-xfor on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-xfor

How To Uninstall texlive-xfor on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-xfor

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-xfor on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.