How To Install fig2ps on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install fig2ps on Kali Linux. fig2ps is Converts xfig files into ps, eps or pdf files using LaTeX for processing text

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install fig2ps on Kali Linux.

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 Kali Linux. 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 on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. 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 Kali Linux

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 Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove fig2ps

Remove fig2ps Configurations and Data

To remove fig2ps configuration and data from Kali Linux 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:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install fig2ps package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.