pic command Fedora
How to install pic command on Fedora 31
pic command – compile pictures for troff or TeX
On Fedora server, pic command is provided by groff-base package. Follow the below steps to install groff-base package on Fedora 31 server.
1. Log into Fedora server as ‘root’ user
2. Run the below command to install groff-base package on fedora server.
# dnf install groff-base
OR
# sudo dnf install groff-base
Dependencies resolved.
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Package Architecture Version Repository Size
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Installing:
groff-base x86_64 1.22.3-20.fc31 fedora 1.0 M
Transaction Summary
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Install 1 Package
Total download size: 1.0 M
Installed size: 4.0 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Install groff-base rpm on Fedora server
1. Log into Fedora server as ‘root’ user
2. Download and install the below dependencies before installing groff-base package
glibc
libstdc++
libgcc
3. Download groff-base package from fedoraproject.org website and install it using rpm command
# wget https://download-ib01.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/releases/31/Everything/x86_64/os/Packages/g/groff-base-1.22.3-20.fc31.x86_64.rpm
#rpm -vh groff-base-1.22.3-20.fc31.x86_64.rpm
pic command usage
pic command usage: pic [ -nvCSU ] [ filename … ]
pic -t [ -cvzCSU ] [ filename … ]
Run the command ‘man pic’ to check the command documentation.