How To Install epstool on AlmaLinux 8

In this tutorial we learn how to install epstool in AlmaLinux 8. epstool is A utility to create or extract preview images in EPS files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install epstool on AlmaLinux 8.

What is epstool

Epstool is a utility to create or extract preview images in EPS files, fix bounding boxes and convert to bitmaps. Features * Add EPSI, DOS EPS or Mac PICT previews. * Extract PostScript from DOS EPS files. * Uses Ghostscript to create preview bitmaps. * Create a TIFF, WMF, PICT or Interchange preview from part of a bitmap created by Ghostscript. * works under Win32, Win64, OS/2 and Unix. * works on little-endian machines (Intel) or big endian (Sun Sparc, Motorola) machines.

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

Install epstool on AlmaLinux 8 Using dnf

Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache --refresh

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

sudo dnf -y install epstool

Install epstool on AlmaLinux 8 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache --refresh

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

sudo yum -y install epstool

How To Uninstall epstool on AlmaLinux 8

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

sudo dnf remove epstool

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install epstool on AlmaLinux 8 using yum and dnf.