eqn command Fedora

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How to install eqn command on Fedora 31

 

eqn – format equations for troff or MathML. On Fedora servers, eqn command is provided by groff-base package.

1. Open a new terminal

2. Log into Fedora server vis SSH as ‘root’ user or sudo user

3. Run the below command to install groff-base package on fedora server.

# dnf install groff-base

OR

# sudo dnf install groff-base

4. Enter ‘y’ and press enter, if dnf ask for confirmation while installing the package.
 

# dnf install groff-base
Dependencies resolved.
===================================================================================================
Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Installing:
groff-base x86_64 1.22.3-20.fc31 fedora 1.0 M

Transaction Summary
===================================================================================================
Install 1 Package

Total download size: 1.0 M
Installed size: 4.0 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y

 
 

How to download and install groff-base rpm on Fedora server

 
1. Log into Fedora server as ‘root’ user

2. Download and install the below dependencies before installing groff-base

glibc
libstdc++
libgcc

3. Download groff-base package from fedoraproject.org
 

wget https://download-ib01.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/31/Everything/x86_64/os/Packages/g/groff-base-1.22.3-20.fc31.x86_64.rpm

 
4. Install groff-base package using rpm or dnf command
 

# dnf install groff-base-1.22.3-20.fc31.x86_64.rpm

OR

# rpm -Uvh groff-base-1.22.3-20.fc31.x86_64.rpm

 
dnf will install groff-base and the required dependencies.

You must manually install the dependencies, if you are using rpm command to install.
 

eqn command usage

 
usage: eqn [ -rvDCNR ] -dxx -fn -sn -pn -mn -Mdir -Ts [ files … ]

Run the command ‘man eqn’ to check the command documentation.

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