How To Install dvidvi on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
2 minutes • 375 words
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvidvi on Ubuntu.
What is dvidvi
dvidvi is:
Allows you to select, change the order, and/or shift the pages in a .dvi file.
This can for example be used to print an A5 booklet on A4 paper, in such a way that you can put a staple through the bundle. A shell script that does just that is provided.
There are three methods to install dvidvi on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dvidvi Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dvidvi using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dvidvi
Install dvidvi Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dvidvi using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dvidvi
Install dvidvi Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install dvidvi using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dvidvi
How To Uninstall dvidvi on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the dvidvi package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dvidvi
Uninstall dvidvi And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dvidvi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dvidvi
Remove dvidvi Configurations and Data
To remove dvidvi configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dvidvi
Remove dvidvi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dvidvi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dvidvi
Dependencies
dvidvi have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvidvi package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.