How To Install texlive-purifyeps on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-purifyeps in Fedora 36. texlive-purifyeps is Make EPS work with both LaTeX/dvips and pdfLaTeX

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-purifyeps on Fedora 36.

What is `texlive-purifyeps`

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. The trick is that the standard LaTeX2e graphics packages can parse MetaPost-produced EPS directly. Hence, purifyeps need only convert an arbitrary EPS file into the same stylized format that MetaPost outputs.

We can use yum or dnf to install texlive-purifyeps on Fedora 36. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install texlive-purifyeps.

Install texlive-purifyeps on Fedora 36 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install texlive-purifyeps using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install texlive-purifyeps

Install texlive-purifyeps on Fedora 36 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

After updating yum database, We can install texlive-purifyeps using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install texlive-purifyeps

How To Uninstall texlive-purifyeps on Fedora 36

To uninstall only the texlive-purifyeps package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove texlive-purifyeps

texlive-purifyeps Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/bin/purifyeps
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-purifyeps
/usr/share/licenses/texlive-purifyeps/lppl1.txt
/usr/share/man/man1/purifyeps.1.gz
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/purifyeps
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/doc/support/purifyeps/README
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/scripts/purifyeps
/usr/share/texlive/texmf-dist/scripts/purifyeps/purifyeps

References

texlive-purifyeps website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-purifyeps on Fedora 36 using yum and [dnf]((/fedora/36/dnf/).