Information about the package, mathjax, which is shipped with common Linux distributions. The mathjax package is designed for, JavaScript library to render math in the browser.
Package Name:
mathjax
Summary:
JavaScript library to render math in the browser
URL:
Description:
MathJax is an open-source JavaScript display engine for LaTeX, MathML, and AsciiMath notation that works in all modern browsers. It requires no setup on the part of the user (no plugins to download or software to install), so the page author can write web documents that include mathematics and be confident that users will be able to view it naturally and easily. Supports LaTeX, MathML, and AsciiMath notation in HTML pages.
Architecture:
noarch
Version:
2.4.0
Release:
1.el6
Size:
11 M
Repository:
epel
From Repository:
Licence:
ASL 2.0
Control the mathjax package with the following handy commands outlined below.
yum install mathjax
This command will install mathjax on the server.
yum remove mathjax
This command will un-install mathjax on the server. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mathjax, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y remove mathjax
This command will un-install mathjax on the server. When you run this command with th e -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove mathjax when using the -y flag.
yum update mathjax
This command will update mathjax to the latest version. When you run this command, you will be asked if you are sure that you want to remove mathjax, so you have to manually confirm that you want to do this.
yum -y update mathjax
This command will update mathjax to the latest version. When you run this command with the -y flag, you will not be prompted to check that you are sure you want to remove the package - so be sure you absolutely want to remove mathjax when using the -y flag.
yum info mathjax
This command will show you core information about the mathjax package.
yum deplist mathjax
This command will show you the dependencies for mathjax. Thankfully, when using Yum, if dependencies are required, these are also installed at the same time so you don't have to worry too much about that.
yum check-update mathjax
This command will check if there is an update waiting on mathjax. When you run this command this will return nothing if there is nothing to update, or, will return the package name if the package is due to be updated.