How to Install and Uninstall a2ps Package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Last updated: April 27,2024

1. Install "a2ps" package

Please follow the instructions below to install a2ps on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                a2ps
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "a2ps" package

Learn how to uninstall a2ps on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                a2ps
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the a2ps package on Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla)

Package: a2ps
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1:4.14-5
Priority: optional
Section: universe/text
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian QA Group
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 3660
Depends: file, psutils, libc6 (>= 2.14), libpaper1
Recommends: bzip2, lpr | rlpr | cups-client, wdiff
Suggests: emacsen-common, ghostscript, graphicsmagick-imagemagick-compat | imagemagick, groff, gv, html2ps, t1-cyrillic, texlive-base-bin
Filename: pool/universe/a/a2ps/a2ps_4.14-5_amd64.deb
Size: 612108
MD5sum: 5780b5ea6d3a8060ad5134b77715e2f0
SHA1: c3b5c7146aced3c113cd1d71736a356c763f6059
SHA256: 98b826551eed6c901d54b3eb4ed947f9bd66945a4f2a9ff7ab6fd25869cb93fa
SHA512: f443320de47615742441851a6806a7816aa30ed953d670884ed7da60cb8ff442932681bf3caf9ae9c4df5b254c1bbc1c68d9863e79dc2cb1fa3e1cefe96ce641
Description-en: GNU a2ps - 'Anything to PostScript' converter and pretty-printer
GNU a2ps converts files into PostScript for printing or viewing. It uses a
nice default format, usually two pages on each physical page, borders
surrounding pages, headers with useful information (page number, printing
date, file name or supplied header), line numbering, symbol substitution
as well as pretty printing for a wide range of programming languages.
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Historically, a2ps started as a text to PostScript converter, but thanks
to powerful delegations it is able to let you use it for any kind of files,
ie it can also digest manual pages, dvi files, texinfo, ....
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Among the other most noticeable features of a2ps are:
- various encodings (all the Latins and others),
- various fonts (automatic font downloading),
- various medias,
- various printer interfaces,
- various output styles,
- various programming languages,
- various helping applications,
- and various spoken languages.
Description-md5: 732bd45324c6fce1aa914b7b0167c68a