How To Install pstoedit on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pstoedit on Debian 9.
What is pstoedit
pstoedit is:
pstoedit converts Postscript and PDF files to various editable vector graphic formats including tgif, xfig, PDF graphics, gnuplot format, idraw, MetaPost, GNU Metafile, PIC, Kontour and flattened PostScript.
There are three methods to install pstoedit on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pstoedit Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pstoedit using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pstoedit
Install pstoedit Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pstoedit using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pstoedit
Install pstoedit 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install pstoedit using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pstoedit
How To Uninstall pstoedit on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pstoedit package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pstoedit
Uninstall pstoedit And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pstoedit and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pstoedit
Remove pstoedit Configurations and Data
To remove pstoedit configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pstoedit
Remove pstoedit configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pstoedit configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pstoedit
Dependencies
pstoedit have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pstoedit package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
