How To Install texlive-pstricks on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-pstricks on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is texlive-pstricks
texlive-pstricks is:
PSTricks core and all add-on packages.
This package includes the following CTAN packages:
auto-pst-pdf – Wrapper for pst-pdf (with some psfrag features)
bclogo – Creating colourful boxes with logos
dsptricks – Macros for Digital Signal Processing plots
makeplot – Easy plots from Matlab in LaTeX
pdftricks – Support for PSTricks in pdfTeX
pdftricks2 – Use PSTricks in pdfTeX
pedigree-perl – Generate TeX pedigree files from CSV files
psbao – Draw Bao diagrams
pst-2dplot – A PSTricks package for drawing 2D curves
pst-3d – A PSTricks package for tilting and other pseudo-3D tricks
pst-3dplot – Draw 3D objects in parallel projection, using PSTricks
pst-abspos – Put objects at an absolute position
pst-arrow – special arrows for PSTricks
pst-am – Simulation of modulation and demodulation
pst-antiprism – A PSTricks related package which draws an antiprism
pst-asr – Typeset autosegmental representations for linguists
pst-bar – Produces bar charts using PSTricks
pst-barcode – Print barcodes using PostScript
pst-bezier – Draw Bezier curves
pst-blur – PSTricks package for “blurred” shadows
pst-bspline – Draw cubic Bspline curves and interpolations
pst-calculate – Support for floating point operations at LaTeX level
pst-calendar – Plot calendars in “fancy” ways
pst-cie – CIE color space
pst-circ – PSTricks package for drawing electric circuits
pst-coil – A PSTricks package for coils, etc
pst-cox – Drawing regular complex polytopes with PSTricks
pst-dart – Plotting dart boards
pst-dbicons – Support for drawing ER diagrams
pst-diffraction – Print diffraction patterns from various apertures
pst-electricfield – Draw electric field and equipotential lines with PSTricks
pst-eps – Create EPS files from PSTricks figures
pst-eucl – Euclidian geometry with PSTricks
pst-exa – Typeset PSTricks examples, with code
pst-fill – Fill or tile areas with PSTricks
pst-fit – Macros for curve fitting
pst-fr3d – Draw 3-dimensional framed boxes using PSTricks
pst-fractal – Draw fractal sets using PSTricks
pst-fun – Draw “funny” objects with PSTricks
pst-func – PSTricks package for plotting mathematical functions
pst-gantt – Draw GANTT charts with PSTricks
pst-geo – Geographical Projections
pst-geometrictools – A PSTricks package to draw geometric tools
pst-ghsb – HSB gradients via PSTricks
pst-gr3d – Three dimensional grids with PSTricks
pst-grad – Filling with colour gradients, using PSTricks
pst-graphicx – A PSTricks-compatible graphicx for use with Plain TeX
pst-infixplot – Using PSTricks plotting capacities with infix expressions rather than RPN
pst-intersect – Compute intersections of arbitrary curves
pst-jtree – Typeset complex trees for linguists
pst-knot – PSTricks package for displaying knots
pst-labo – Draw objects for Chemistry laboratories
pst-layout – Page layout macros based on PSTricks packages
pst-lens – Lenses with PSTricks
pst-light3d – Three dimensional lighting effects (PSTricks)
pst-magneticfield – Plotting a magnetic field with PSTricks
pst-math – Enhancement of PostScript math operators to use with PSTricks
pst-mirror – Images on a spherical mirror
pst-node – Nodes and node connections in PSTricks
pst-ob3d – Three dimensional objects using PSTricks
pst-ode – Solving initial value problems for sets of Ordinary Differential Equations
pst-optexp – Drawing optical experimental setups
pst-optic – Drawing optics diagrams
pst-osci – Oscgons with PSTricks
pst-ovl – Create and manage graphical overlays
pst-pad – Draw simple attachment systems with PSTricks
pst-pdgr – Draw medical pedigrees using PSTricks
pst-pdf – Make PDF versions of graphics by processing between runs
pst-perspective – Draw perspective views using PSTricks
pst-platon – Platonic solids in PSTricks
pst-plot – Plot data using PSTricks
pst-poker – Drawing poker cards
pst-poly – Polygons with PSTricks
pst-pulley – Plot pulleys, using PSTricks
pst-qtree – Simple syntax for trees
pst-rputover – Place text over objects without obscuring background colors
pst-rubans – Draw three-dimensional ribbons
pst-shell – pst-shell: plotting sea shells
pst-sigsys – Support of signal processing-related disciplines
pst-slpe – Sophisticated colour gradients
pst-solarsystem – Plot the solar system for a specific date
pst-solides3d – Draw perspective views of 3D solids
pst-soroban – Draw a Soroban using PSTricks
pst-spectra – Draw continuum, emission and absorption spectra with PSTricks
pst-spinner – Drawing a fidget spinner
pst-spirograph – Drawing hypotrochoids as with a spirograph
pst-stru – Civil engineering diagrams, using PSTricks
pst-support – Assorted support files for use with PSTricks
pst-text – Text and character manipulation in PSTricks
pst-thick – Drawing very thick lines and curves
pst-tools – PSTricks support functions
pst-tree – Trees, using PSTricks
pst-tvz – Draw trees with more than one root node, using PSTricks
pst-uml – UML diagrams with PSTricks
pst-vectorian – Printing ornaments
pst-vehicle – A PSTricks package for rolling vehicles on graphs of mathematical functions
pst-vowel – Enable arrows showing diphthongs on vowel charts
pst-vue3d – Draw perspective views of three dimensional objects
pst2pdf – A script to compile PSTricks documents via pdfTeX
pstricks – PostScript macros for TeX
pstricks-add – A collection of add-ons and bugfixes for PSTricks
pstricks_calcnotes – Use of PSTricks in calculus lecture notes
uml – UML diagrams in LaTeX
vaucanson-g – PSTricks macros for drawing automata
vocaltract – Visualise the vocal tract using LaTeX and PSTricks
There are three methods to install texlive-pstricks on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install texlive-pstricks Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install texlive-pstricks using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install texlive-pstricks
Install texlive-pstricks Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install texlive-pstricks using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install texlive-pstricks
Install texlive-pstricks 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 texlive-pstricks using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install texlive-pstricks
How To Uninstall texlive-pstricks on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the texlive-pstricks package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove texlive-pstricks
Uninstall texlive-pstricks And Its Dependencies
To uninstall texlive-pstricks and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove texlive-pstricks
Remove texlive-pstricks Configurations and Data
To remove texlive-pstricks configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge texlive-pstricks
Remove texlive-pstricks configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove texlive-pstricks configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge texlive-pstricks
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install texlive-pstricks package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
