How To Install purifyeps 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 purifyeps on Ubuntu.
What is purifyeps
purifyeps is:
While pdfLaTeX has a number of nice features, its primary shortcoming relative to standard LaTeX+dvips is that it is unable to read ordinary Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files, the most common graphics format in the LaTeX world. purifyeps converts EPS files into a “purified” form that can be read by both LaTeX+dvips and pdfLaTeX.
There are three methods to install purifyeps 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 purifyeps Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install purifyeps using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install purifyeps
Install purifyeps Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install purifyeps using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install purifyeps
Install purifyeps 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 purifyeps using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install purifyeps
How To Uninstall purifyeps on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the purifyeps package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove purifyeps
Uninstall purifyeps And Its Dependencies
To uninstall purifyeps and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove purifyeps
Remove purifyeps Configurations and Data
To remove purifyeps configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge purifyeps
Remove purifyeps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove purifyeps configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge purifyeps
Dependencies
purifyeps have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install purifyeps package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.