How To Install dpic on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install dpic on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is dpic
dpic is:
dpic accepts a tight subset of the pic drawing language accepted by GNU pic (sometimes named gpic) or AT&T pic, and emits lower-level drawing commands for insertion into LaTeX documents, for processing by the xfig or Inkscape drawing tools, or for direct display as encapsulated Postscript, PDF, or SVG. LaTeX-compatible output can contain arbitrary text for formatting. Commands to be passed through to the postprocessor (PSTricks, Tikz-pgf, etc.) can be included.
There are three methods to install dpic on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install dpic Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install dpic using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install dpic
Install dpic Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install dpic using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install dpic
Install dpic 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 dpic using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install dpic
How To Uninstall dpic on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the dpic package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove dpic
Uninstall dpic And Its Dependencies
To uninstall dpic and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove dpic
Remove dpic Configurations and Data
To remove dpic configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge dpic
Remove dpic configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove dpic configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge dpic
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install dpic package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
