How To Install epstool on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install epstool
on Ubuntu 22.04.
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 Ubuntu 22.04. 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 22.04
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 Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove epstool
Remove epstool Configurations and Data
To remove epstool
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install epstool
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.