How To Install fig2ps on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install fig2ps on Debian 10.
What is fig2ps
fig2ps is:
This perl script takes into advantage the pstex and pstex_t export formats of fig2dev (xfig) to separate special text and the rest of a xfig file. Then, the text is processed separately using LaTeX, and everything is put back together at the end, to make a nice wonderful figure with the text formatted exactly the same way as the article you are typing ! PDF output is also available.
Though gv is strictly speaking not necessary for conversion, it can be called directly by fig2ps depending on the options you choose. For nice PDF output, you should install Type 1 fonts, such as lmodern or cm-super.
There are three methods to install fig2ps on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install fig2ps Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install fig2ps using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install fig2ps
Install fig2ps Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install fig2ps using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install fig2ps
Install fig2ps 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 fig2ps using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install fig2ps
How To Uninstall fig2ps on Debian 10
To uninstall only the fig2ps package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove fig2ps
Uninstall fig2ps And Its Dependencies
To uninstall fig2ps and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove fig2ps
Remove fig2ps Configurations and Data
To remove fig2ps configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge fig2ps
Remove fig2ps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove fig2ps configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge fig2ps
Dependencies
fig2ps have the following dependencies:
- perl-base
- transfig
- texlive-latex-base
- texlive-latex-recommended
- texlive-fonts-recommended
- perl-modules
- texlive-latex-extra
- texlive-extra-utils
- ghostscript
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install fig2ps package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.