How To Install enscript on CentOS 8

enscript is A plain ASCII to PostScript converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install enscript on CentOS 8.

What is `enscript`

GNU enscript is a free replacement for Adobe’s Enscript program. Enscript converts ASCII files to PostScript(TM) and spools generated PostScript output to the specified printer or saves it to a file. Enscript can be extended to handle different output media and includes many options for customizing printouts

We can use yum or dnf to install enscript on CentOS 8. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install enscript.

Install enscript on CentOS 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

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

sudo dnf -y install enscript

Install enscript on CentOS 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

The output should look something like this:

CentOS Linux 8 - AppStream                                       43 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - BaseOS                                          65 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - ContinuousRelease                               43 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Extras                                          23 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - FastTrack                                       40 kB/s | 3.0 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - HighAvailability                                36 kB/s | 3.9 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - Plus                                            24 kB/s | 1.5 kB     00:00    
CentOS Linux 8 - PowerTools                                      50 kB/s | 4.3 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux Modular 8 - x86_64           13 kB/s | 9.2 kB     00:00    
Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux 8 - x86_64                   24 kB/s | 8.5 kB     00:00    
Metadata cache created.

After updating yum database, We can install enscript using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install enscript

How To Uninstall enscript on CentOS 8

To uninstall only the enscript package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove enscript

enscript Package Contents on CentOS 8

/etc/enscript.cfg
/usr/bin/diffpp
/usr/bin/enscript
/usr/bin/mkafmmap
/usr/bin/nenscript
/usr/bin/over
/usr/bin/sliceprint
/usr/bin/states
/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/0f
/usr/lib/.build-id/0f/b29e9572d48e3e30adea7f986c732374fcda20
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b
/usr/lib/.build-id/1b/689bf2d2b015cda8052591b2bcf754eda434bd
/usr/lib/.build-id/94
/usr/lib/.build-id/94/a1fcf633d88b60446dc70223867865a1075e4e
/usr/lib/.build-id/94/a1fcf633d88b60446dc70223867865a1075e4e.1
/usr/share/doc/enscript
/usr/share/doc/enscript/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/enscript/COPYING
/usr/share/doc/enscript/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/enscript/FAQ.html
/usr/share/doc/enscript/NEWS
/usr/share/doc/enscript/README
/usr/share/doc/enscript/README.ESCAPES
/usr/share/doc/enscript/THANKS
/usr/share/doc/enscript/TODO
/usr/share/enscript
/usr/share/enscript/88591.enc
/usr/share/enscript/885910.enc
/usr/share/enscript/885913.enc
/usr/share/enscript/885915.enc
/usr/share/enscript/88592.enc
/usr/share/enscript/88593.enc
/usr/share/enscript/88594.enc
/usr/share/enscript/88595.enc
/usr/share/enscript/88597.enc
/usr/share/enscript/88599.enc
/usr/share/enscript/a2ps.hdr
/usr/share/enscript/afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/MustRead.html
/usr/share/enscript/afm/agd.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/agdo.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/agw.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/agwo.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/bkd.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/bkdi.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/bkl.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/bkli.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/cob.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/cobo.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/com.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/coo.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/font.map
/usr/share/enscript/afm/hv.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/hvb.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/hvbo.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/hvc.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/hvcb.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/hvcbo.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/hvcdo.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/hvn.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/hvnb.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/hvnbo.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/hvno.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/hvo.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/matrix.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/matrix.eps
/usr/share/enscript/afm/ncb.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/ncbi.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/nci.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/ncr.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/pob.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/pobi.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/poi.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/por.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/sy.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/tib.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/tibi.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/tii.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/tir.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/zcmi.afm
/usr/share/enscript/afm/zd.afm
/usr/share/enscript/ascii.enc
/usr/share/enscript/asciidkno.enc
/usr/share/enscript/asciifise.enc
/usr/share/enscript/edd.hdr
/usr/share/enscript/emacs.hdr
/usr/share/enscript/enscript-color.hdr
/usr/share/enscript/enscript.hdr
/usr/share/enscript/enscript.pro
/usr/share/enscript/frame.hdr
/usr/share/enscript/hl
/usr/share/enscript/hl/ada.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/asm.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/awk.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/bash.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/c.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/c_comment.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/c_ppline.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/c_string.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/changelog.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/cpp.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/csh.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/default_faces.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/delphi.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/describe_languages.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/diff.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/diffs.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/diffu.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/elisp.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/enscript.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/f90.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/fortran.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/fortran_pp.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/haskell.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/html.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/idl.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/inf.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/java.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/javascript.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/ksh.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/lang_ansi.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/lang_enscript.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/lang_html.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/lang_overstrike.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/lang_rtf.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/lang_texinfo.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/m4.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/mail.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/makefile.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/matlab.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/nroff.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/objc.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/outline.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/pascal.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/passthrough.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/perl.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/postscript.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/pyrex.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/python.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/rfc.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/scheme.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/sh.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/skill.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/sql.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/states.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/style_a2ps.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/style_emacs.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/style_emacs_verbose.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/style_ifh.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/style_msvc.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/synopsys.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/tcl.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/tcsh.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/tex.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/vba.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/verilog.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/vhdl.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/vrml.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/wmlscript.st
/usr/share/enscript/hl/zsh.st
/usr/share/enscript/hp8.enc
/usr/share/enscript/ibmpc.enc
/usr/share/enscript/koi8.enc
/usr/share/enscript/mac.enc
/usr/share/enscript/mp.hdr
/usr/share/enscript/ps.enc
/usr/share/enscript/pslatin1.enc
/usr/share/enscript/simple.hdr
/usr/share/enscript/squeeze.hdr
/usr/share/enscript/vms.enc
/usr/share/info/enscript.info.gz
/usr/share/locale/ca/LC_MESSAGES/enscript.mo
/usr/share/locale/da/LC_MESSAGES/enscript.mo
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/enscript.mo
/usr/share/locale/en_GB/LC_MESSAGES/enscript.mo
/usr/share/locale/es/LC_MESSAGES/enscript.mo
/usr/share/locale/fr/LC_MESSAGES/enscript.mo
/usr/share/locale/hr/LC_MESSAGES/enscript.mo
/usr/share/locale/nl/LC_MESSAGES/enscript.mo
/usr/share/locale/pt_BR/LC_MESSAGES/enscript.mo
/usr/share/locale/ru/LC_MESSAGES/enscript.mo
/usr/share/locale/sl/LC_MESSAGES/enscript.mo
/usr/share/locale/sv/LC_MESSAGES/enscript.mo
/usr/share/locale/tr/LC_MESSAGES/enscript.mo
/usr/share/man/man1/diffpp.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/enscript.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/sliceprint.1.gz
/usr/share/man/man1/states.1.gz

References

enscript website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install enscript on CentOS 8 using yum and dnf.