How To Install pspresent on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pspresent on Ubuntu.
What is pspresent
pspresent is:
pspresent is a tool that displays PostScript slides in fullscreen, for giving presentations. Navigation is simple: spacebar goes forward one slide, backspace takes you back one slide. The escape key quits. The display itself is double-buffered giving seamless transitions between slides.
There are three methods to install pspresent 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 pspresent Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pspresent using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pspresent
Install pspresent Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pspresent using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pspresent
Install pspresent 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 pspresent using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pspresent
How To Uninstall pspresent on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the pspresent package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pspresent
Uninstall pspresent And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pspresent and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pspresent
Remove pspresent Configurations and Data
To remove pspresent configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pspresent
Remove pspresent configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pspresent configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pspresent
Dependencies
pspresent have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pspresent package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.