How To Install dvidvi on Debian 10

Learn how to install dvidvi on Debian 10 with this tutorial. dvidvi is Manipulate .dvi files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dvidvi on Debian 10.

What is dvidvi

dvidvi is:

Allows you to select, change the order, and/or shift the pages in a .dvi file.

This can for example be used to print an A5 booklet on A4 paper, in such a way that you can put a staple through the bundle. A shell script that does just that is provided.

There are three methods to install dvidvi on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install dvidvi Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install dvidvi using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dvidvi

Install dvidvi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dvidvi using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dvidvi

Install dvidvi 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 dvidvi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dvidvi

How To Uninstall dvidvi on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove dvidvi

Uninstall dvidvi And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dvidvi and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dvidvi

Remove dvidvi Configurations and Data

To remove dvidvi configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dvidvi

Remove dvidvi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dvidvi configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dvidvi

Dependencies

dvidvi have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dvidvi package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.