How To Install dvi2ps on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install dvi2ps on Ubuntu 20.04. dvi2ps is TeX DVI-driver for NTT JTeX, MulTeX and ASCII pTeX

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install dvi2ps on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is dvi2ps

dvi2ps is:

dvi2ps is another converter of DVI file to PostScript file. dvi2ps can handle dvi files of NTT JTeX, MulTeX and ASCII pTeX.

There are three methods to install dvi2ps on Ubuntu 20.04. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install dvi2ps

Install dvi2ps Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install dvi2ps using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install dvi2ps

Install dvi2ps 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 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install dvi2ps

How To Uninstall dvi2ps on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the dvi2ps package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove dvi2ps

Uninstall dvi2ps And Its Dependencies

To uninstall dvi2ps and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove dvi2ps

Remove dvi2ps Configurations and Data

To remove dvi2ps configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge dvi2ps

Remove dvi2ps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove dvi2ps configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dvi2ps

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install dvi2ps package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.