How To Install texlive-xkeyval on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-xkeyval in AlmaLinux 8. texlive-xkeyval is Extension of the keyval package

Introduction

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

What is texlive-xkeyval

This package is an extension of the keyval package and offers additional macros for setting keys and declaring and setting class or package options. The package allows the programmer to specify a prefix to the name of the macros it defines for keys, and to define families of key definitions; these all help use in documents where several packages define their own sets of keys.

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

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

sudo dnf -y install texlive-xkeyval

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

sudo yum -y install texlive-xkeyval

How To Uninstall texlive-xkeyval on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove texlive-xkeyval

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Summary

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