How To Install purifyeps on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install purifyeps on Ubuntu 22.04. purifyeps is creates EPS files usable in TeX and pdfTeX

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install purifyeps on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is purifyeps

purifyeps is:

While pdfLaTeX has a number of nice features, its primary shortcoming relative to standard LaTeX+dvips is that it is unable to read ordinary Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files, the most common graphics format in the LaTeX world. purifyeps converts EPS files into a “purified” form that can be read by both LaTeX+dvips and pdfLaTeX.

There are three methods to install purifyeps 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 purifyeps Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install purifyeps using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install purifyeps

Install purifyeps Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install purifyeps

Install purifyeps 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 purifyeps using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install purifyeps

How To Uninstall purifyeps on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove purifyeps

Uninstall purifyeps And Its Dependencies

To uninstall purifyeps and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove purifyeps

Remove purifyeps Configurations and Data

To remove purifyeps configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge purifyeps

Remove purifyeps configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge purifyeps

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install purifyeps package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.