How To Install dvi2ps on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvi2ps on Debian 11.
What is dvi2ps
dvi2ps is:
dvi2ps is another converter of DVI file to PostScript file. dvi2ps can handle dvi files of NTT JTeX, MulTeX and ASCII pTeX.
There are three methods to install dvi2ps on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dvi2ps Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dvi2ps using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dvi2ps
Install dvi2ps Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dvi2ps using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dvi2ps
Install dvi2ps 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 dvi2ps using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dvi2ps
How To Uninstall dvi2ps on Debian 11
To uninstall only the dvi2ps package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dvi2ps
Uninstall dvi2ps And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dvi2ps and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dvi2ps
Remove dvi2ps Configurations and Data
To remove dvi2ps configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dvi2ps
Remove dvi2ps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dvi2ps configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dvi2ps
Dependencies
dvi2ps have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvi2ps package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.