How to Install and Uninstall texlive-pkfix-helper Package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Last updated: December 23,2024

1. Install "texlive-pkfix-helper" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install texlive-pkfix-helper on openSuSE Tumbleweed


    
        
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                sudo zypper refresh
            
                    
    
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                sudo zypper install
            
                        
                texlive-pkfix-helper
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "texlive-pkfix-helper" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to uninstall texlive-pkfix-helper on openSuSE Tumbleweed:


    
        
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                sudo zypper remove
            
                        
                texlive-pkfix-helper
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the texlive-pkfix-helper package on openSuSE Tumbleweed

Information for package texlive-pkfix-helper:
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Repository : openSUSE-Tumbleweed-Oss
Name : texlive-pkfix-helper
Version : 2023.209.1.6svn56061-52.3
Arch : noarch
Vendor : openSUSE
Installed Size : 70.2 KiB
Installed : No
Status : not installed
Source package : texlive-specs-r-2023-52.3.src
Upstream URL : https://www.tug.org/texlive/
Summary : Make PostScript files accessible to pkfix
Description :
Pkfix is a useful utility for replacing resolution-dependent
bitmapped fonts in a dvips-produced PostScript file with the
corresponding resolution-independent vector fonts.
Unfortunately, pkfix needs to parse certain PostScript comments
that appear only in files produced by dvips versions later than
5.58 (ca. 1996); it fails to work on PostScript files produced
by older versions of dvips. Pkfix-helper is a program that
attempts to insert newer-dvips comments into an older-dvips
PostScript file, thereby making the file suitable for
processing by pkfix. pkfix-helper can sometimes process
documents fully autonomously but does require the user to
verify and, if needed, correct its decisions.