How To Install texlive-xunicode on AlmaLinux 8
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-xunicode on AlmaLinux 8.
What is texlive-xunicode
The package supports XeTeX’s (and other putative future similar engines’) need for Unicode characters, in a similar way to what the fontenc does for 8-bit (and the like) fonts accent-glyph sequence to a single Unicode character for output. The package also covers glyphs specified by packages (such as tipa) which define many commands for single text glyphs.
We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-xunicode on AlmaLinux 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-xunicode.
Install texlive-xunicode 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-xunicode using dnf by running the following command:
sudo dnf -y install texlive-xunicode
Install texlive-xunicode 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-xunicode using yum by running the following command:
sudo yum -y install texlive-xunicode
How To Uninstall texlive-xunicode on AlmaLinux 8
To uninstall only the texlive-xunicode package we can use the following command:
sudo dnf remove texlive-xunicode
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-xunicode on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.