How To Install dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a
dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a is:
Virtual font for converting dvi files of NTT jTeX to dvi files of ASCII pTeX.
If you want to convert jTeX dvi to pTeX dvi, install this package and use dvi2dvi.
There are three methods to install dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a 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 dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a
Install dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a
Install dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a 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 dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a
How To Uninstall dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a
Uninstall dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a
Remove dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a Configurations and Data
To remove dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a
Remove dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dvi2ps-fontdata-n2a package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
