How To Install pstoedit on CentOS 7

In this tutorial we learn how to install pstoedit on CentOS 7. pstoedit is Translates PostScript and PDF graphics into other vector formats

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pstoedit on CentOS 7.

What is pstoedit

Pstoedit converts PostScript and PDF files to various vector graphic formats. The resulting files can be edited or imported into various drawing packages. Pstoedit comes with a large set of integrated format drivers

We can use yum or dnf to install pstoedit on CentOS 7. In this tutorial we discuss both methods but you only need to choose one of method to install pstoedit.

Install pstoedit on CentOS 7 Using yum

Update yum database with yum using the following command.

sudo yum makecache

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

sudo yum -y install pstoedit

Install pstoedit on CentOS 7 Using dnf

If you don’t have dnf installed you can install DNF on CentOS 7 first. Update yum database with dnf using the following command.

sudo dnf makecache

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

sudo dnf -y install pstoedit

How To Uninstall pstoedit on CentOS 7

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

sudo dnf remove pstoedit

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pstoedit on CentOS 7 using yum and dnf.