How To Install a2ps on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install a2ps on CentOS 7. a2ps is Converts text and other types of files to PostScript

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install a2ps on CentOS 7.

What is a2ps

The a2ps filter converts text and other types of files to PostScript. A2ps has pretty-printing capabilities and includes support for a wide number of programming languages, encodings (ISO Latins, Cyrillic, etc.), and medias. The a2ps filter converts text and other types of files to PostScript. A2ps has pretty-printing capabilities and includes support for a wide number of programming languages, encodings (ISO Latins, Cyrillic, etc.), and medias.

We can use yum or dnf to install a2ps on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install a2ps.

Install a2ps on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

After updating yum database, We can install a2ps using yum by running the following command:

sudo yum -y install a2ps

Install a2ps on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

After updating yum database, We can install a2ps using dnf by running the following command:

sudo dnf -y install a2ps

How To Uninstall a2ps on CentOS 7

To uninstall only the a2ps package we can use the following command:

sudo dnf remove a2ps

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install a2ps on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.