How To Install epstool on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install epstool
on Debian 9.
What is epstool
epstool is:
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files may contain a preview to be used by programs that can’t interpret the PostScript code. epstool can create and extract such previews.
epstool can also calculate an optimal bounding box for an EPS file.
There are three methods to install epstool
on Debian 9. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install epstool Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install epstool
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install epstool
Install epstool Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install epstool
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install epstool
Install epstool 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 epstool
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install epstool
How To Uninstall epstool on Debian 9
To uninstall only the epstool
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove epstool
Uninstall epstool And Its Dependencies
To uninstall epstool
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove epstool
Remove epstool Configurations and Data
To remove epstool
configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge epstool
Remove epstool configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove epstool
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge epstool
Dependencies
epstool have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install epstool
package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.