How To Install pslib on Fedora 36

In this tutorial we learn how to install pslib in Fedora 36. pslib is C-library to create PostScript files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pslib on Fedora 36.

What is pslib

pslib is a C-library to create PostScript files on the fly. It offers many drawing primitives, inclusion of png and eps images and a very sophisticated text rendering including hyphenation, kerning and ligatures. It can read external Type1 fonts and embed them into the output file. It supports pdfmarks which makes it in combination with ghostscript’s pdfwriter an alternative for libraries creating PDF.

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

Install pslib 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 pslib using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pslib

Install pslib 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 pslib using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pslib

How To Uninstall pslib on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove pslib

pslib Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/cf
/usr/lib/.build-id/cf/0e86f1586d79e2a69018dc356727c04f5e3595
/usr/lib/libps.so.0
/usr/lib/libps.so.0.4.6
/usr/share/doc/pslib
/usr/share/doc/pslib/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/pslib/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/pslib/README
/usr/share/licenses/pslib
/usr/share/licenses/pslib/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/pslib.mo
/usr/share/pslib
/usr/share/pslib/draft.ps
/usr/share/pslib/exectime.ps
/usr/share/pslib/grid.ps

References

Summary

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


title: “How To Install pslib on Fedora 36” linkTitle: “pslib” type: “docs” description: “In this tutorial we learn how to install pslib in Fedora 36. pslib is C-library to create PostScript files” date: “2022-08-17” lastmod: “2022-08-17” #image: /images/fedora/36/pslib-featured.png

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pslib on Fedora 36.

What is pslib

pslib is a C-library to create PostScript files on the fly. It offers many drawing primitives, inclusion of png and eps images and a very sophisticated text rendering including hyphenation, kerning and ligatures. It can read external Type1 fonts and embed them into the output file. It supports pdfmarks which makes it in combination with ghostscript’s pdfwriter an alternative for libraries creating PDF.

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

Install pslib 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 pslib using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install pslib

Install pslib 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 pslib using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install pslib

How To Uninstall pslib on Fedora 36

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

sudo dnf remove pslib

pslib Package Contents on Fedora 36

/usr/lib/.build-id
/usr/lib/.build-id/02
/usr/lib/.build-id/02/7dff6f04073df4b57be15b93eb2f048bdd85d0
/usr/lib64/libps.so.0
/usr/lib64/libps.so.0.4.6
/usr/share/doc/pslib
/usr/share/doc/pslib/AUTHORS
/usr/share/doc/pslib/ChangeLog
/usr/share/doc/pslib/README
/usr/share/licenses/pslib
/usr/share/licenses/pslib/COPYING
/usr/share/locale/de/LC_MESSAGES/pslib.mo
/usr/share/pslib
/usr/share/pslib/draft.ps
/usr/share/pslib/exectime.ps
/usr/share/pslib/grid.ps

References

Summary

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