How to Install and Uninstall epstool Package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Last updated: November 07,2024

1. Install "epstool" package

Please follow the guidelines below to install epstool on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)


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

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall epstool on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                epstool
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the epstool package on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)

Package: epstool
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Installed-Size: 309
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Philip Rinn
Architecture: amd64
Version: 3.08+repack-4
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), ghostscript
Filename: pool/universe/e/epstool/epstool_3.08+repack-4_amd64.deb
Size: 111340
MD5sum: dc75f3e6002167e148f2e5f8002ff34b
SHA1: 88c8047d725d93a367f0fd3cb3518805ae1ad925
SHA256: 18ea377bf28fc5eb7975e4872bb66035e3f6640942bb144d2dc13ba4c925c126
Description-en: edit preview images and fix bounding boxes in EPS files
Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) files may contain a preview to be used
by programs that can't interpret the PostScript code. epstool can
create and extract such previews.
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epstool can also calculate an optimal bounding box for an EPS file.
Description-md5: 9cc83e3b021bef3e284bf67a67aa1708
Homepage: http://pages.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/gsview/epstool.htm
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Origin: Ubuntu