diff --git a/appimage/10/Dockerfile b/appimage/10/Dockerfile
index 5b07d652..8c076fd4 100644
--- a/appimage/10/Dockerfile
+++ b/appimage/10/Dockerfile
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ RUN dnf install -y python3 zlib-devel ncurses-devel readline-devel cairo-devel f
     && rpm -qa | sort \
     && echo ""
 
+# LaTeX + dvips (optional).  When present, the default "make" regenerates the
+# PostScript documentation from source (configure prints "LaTeX docs: yes");
+# otherwise the pre-built PostScript shipped in the source tree is installed.
+# Kept non-fatal so an unavailable package can never break the release image --
+# the documentation is shipped either way.
+RUN dnf install -y texlive-latex texlive-dvips texlive-collection-fontsrecommended \
+    || echo "texlive unavailable; shipping the pre-built PostScript documentation"
+
 # Tcl/Tk
 WORKDIR /tcl
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/appimage/7/Dockerfile b/appimage/7/Dockerfile
index b30b1aac..f4111387 100644
--- a/appimage/7/Dockerfile
+++ b/appimage/7/Dockerfile
@@ -28,6 +28,14 @@ RUN yum install -y cairo-devel freeglut-devel gcc make git tcsh \
     && rpm -qa | sort \
     && echo ""
 
+# LaTeX + dvips (optional).  When present, the default "make" regenerates the
+# PostScript documentation from source (configure prints "LaTeX docs: yes");
+# otherwise the pre-built PostScript shipped in the source tree is installed.
+# Kept non-fatal so an unavailable package can never break the release image --
+# the documentation is shipped either way.
+RUN yum install -y texlive-latex texlive-dvips texlive-collection-fontsrecommended \
+    || echo "texlive unavailable; shipping the pre-built PostScript documentation"
+
 # Tcl/Tk
 WORKDIR /tcl
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/appimage/8/Dockerfile b/appimage/8/Dockerfile
index ca9e079a..d1760b68 100644
--- a/appimage/8/Dockerfile
+++ b/appimage/8/Dockerfile
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@ RUN dnf install -y python311 zlib-devel ncurses-devel readline-devel cairo-devel
     && rpm -qa | sort \
     && echo ""
 
+# LaTeX + dvips (optional).  When present, the default "make" regenerates the
+# PostScript documentation from source (configure prints "LaTeX docs: yes");
+# otherwise the pre-built PostScript shipped in the source tree is installed.
+# Kept non-fatal so an unavailable package can never break the release image --
+# the documentation is shipped either way.
+RUN dnf install -y texlive-latex texlive-dvips texlive-collection-fontsrecommended \
+    || echo "texlive unavailable; shipping the pre-built PostScript documentation"
+
 # Tcl/Tk
 WORKDIR /tcl
 RUN set -eux; \
diff --git a/appimage/9/Dockerfile b/appimage/9/Dockerfile
index a257bfdb..11cbe3f8 100644
--- a/appimage/9/Dockerfile
+++ b/appimage/9/Dockerfile
@@ -18,6 +18,14 @@ RUN dnf install -y python311 zlib-devel ncurses-devel readline-devel cairo-devel
     && rpm -qa | sort \
     && echo ""
 
+# LaTeX + dvips (optional).  When present, the default "make" regenerates the
+# PostScript documentation from source (configure prints "LaTeX docs: yes");
+# otherwise the pre-built PostScript shipped in the source tree is installed.
+# Kept non-fatal so an unavailable package can never break the release image --
+# the documentation is shipped either way.
+RUN dnf install -y texlive-latex texlive-dvips texlive-collection-fontsrecommended \
+    || echo "texlive unavailable; shipping the pre-built PostScript documentation"
+
 # Tcl/Tk
 WORKDIR /tcl
 RUN set -eux; \