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a2ps mit Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper installieren

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Installationsbefehl Sicherheitshinweise

Installation

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Homebrewverifiziert · 100%

brew install a2ps

local Homebrew formula metadata

MacPortsverifiziert · 94%

sudo port install a2ps

MacPorts ports tree · print/a2ps/Portfile · Quelle: api.github.com

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverifiziert · 92%

sudo apk add a2ps

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · a2ps · Quelle: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverifiziert · 92%

sudo apt install a2ps

Debian stable package indexes · a2ps · Quelle: deb.debian.org

Fedora dnfverifiziert · 92%

sudo dnf install a2ps

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · a2ps · Quelle: dl.fedoraproject.org

Nixverifiziert · 92%

nix profile install nixpkgs#a2ps

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/a2/a2ps/package.nix · Quelle: api.github.com

Arch Linux pacmanverifiziert · 92%

sudo pacman -S a2ps

Arch Linux sync databases · a2ps · Quelle: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com

openSUSE zypperverifiziert · 92%

sudo zypper install a2ps

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · a2ps · Quelle: download.opensuse.org

Überblick

Paketzusammenfassung

Any-to-PostScript filter

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

a2ps
a2ps-lpr-wrapper
card
composeglyphs
fixps
lp2
ogonkify
pdiff

Verlauf

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

GNU a2ps is an Any-to-PostScript filter and pretty-printer: it turns text and many source formats into PostScript, with page layout, headers, style sheets, delegations to other tools, and printer-oriented output.

Projektgeschichte

The project became a GNU package for command-line printing workflows where PostScript was the common interchange format. Its README describes the tool as highly configurable while still aiming to let novice users perform complex PostScript manipulations.

After long maintenance gaps, release 4.14 in 2007 moved the package to GPLv3-or-later and modernized the build. A new maintenance cycle began in 2022, leading to the 4.15 stable release in 2023 with Reuben Thomas as maintainer, updated autotools/gnulib infrastructure, libpaper integration, CUPS-oriented lpr wrapper support, and security fixes.

Adoptionsgeschichte

a2ps became a familiar Unix packaging staple because it filled the practical gap between plain text, source code, and printer-ready PostScript. The input package data lists it across Homebrew, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, Alpine, Arch, MacPorts, Nix, and openSUSE, which matches its long-lived role as a small command-line printing utility.

Wie es verwendet wird

Users run a2ps to format files for printing or previewing, especially source files that benefit from syntax-aware pretty-printing. Related tools in the package, such as fixps, card, pdiff, lp2, ogonkify, and composeglyphs, reflect the broader PostScript-cleanup and print-preparation workflow around it.

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Package nerds care about a2ps because it is the kind of GNU utility that exposes decades of Unix printing assumptions: PostScript pipelines, libpaper defaults, printer wrappers, generated documentation, legacy encodings, and security-sensitive parsers all in one small package.

Zeitleiste

2007: GNU a2ps 4.14 ships as a maintenance release, moves to GPLv3-or-later, and updates build tooling.
2022: Alpha releases restart active maintenance with a new maintainer and modernized build system.
2023: GNU a2ps 4.15 ships as a stable release with CUPS-oriented printing support, libpaper integration, and security fixes.
2025: GNU a2ps 4.15.8 ships with bug fixes and build/documentation updates.

Related projects

a2ps delegates work to tools such as Ghostscript, groff, dvips, gzip, psutils, and libpaper, making it part of the classic Unix document-conversion and printing pipeline.

Quellen

https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/a2ps.git/plain/NEWS
https://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/a2ps.git/plain/README
https://savannah.gnu.org/projects/a2ps
source_facts.package-manager

Sicherheitslage

Risikostufe: grün

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

Risikoklassifikator

grün Risiko · niedrig Konfidenz · appliance

Warum

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

Signale

metadata:no-higher-risk-signals

Installationsverhalten

In den Formelmetadaten ist kein Homebrew-Post-install-Hook erfasst.
Homebrew-Bottle-Metadaten sind für 6 Plattformziele verfügbar.
Installiert mit 2 Laufzeitabhängigkeiten.
Build-Metadaten listen 1 Build-Abhängigkeiten.

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Executables

Installierte Executables

Befehl	Art	Sichtbarkeit
`a2ps`	cli	globales Executable
`a2ps-lpr-wrapper`	cli	globales Executable
`card`	cli	globales Executable
`composeglyphs`	cli	globales Executable
`fixps`	cli	globales Executable
`lp2`	cli	globales Executable
`ogonkify`	cli	globales Executable
`pdiff`	cli	globales Executable

Aktualität

Version und Aktualität

Diese Signale trennen das Alter der Seitengenerierung, Aktivität des Paketmanagers und Upstream-Release-Vergleich. Versionsrückstand wird nur gemeldet, wenn eine Evidenz-URL und vergleichbare Versionen vorhanden sind.

Seite generiert2026-07-10

Manager-Version4.15.8

Manager aktualisiert2026-05-26

lokale DatenOK

Upstreamnot checked

neueste erkannte Versionnicht erkannt

https://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps/

InfoRelease/tag comparison is only available for GitHub repositories.https://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps/none Konfidenz

Installationsmetadaten

Paketmetadaten

Paketschlüssel	brew:a2ps
Version	4.15.8
Paketmanager	Homebrew
Paketmanager-Seite	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/a2ps
Homepage	https://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps/
Repository	https://git.savannah.gnu.org/git/a2ps.git
Upstream-Dokumentation	https://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps
Lizenz	GPL-3.0-or-later
Quellarchiv	https://ftpmirror.gnu.org/gnu/a2ps/a2ps-4.15.8.tar.gz
Zuletzt aktualisiert	2026-05-26T23:37:44-04:00
Pulse	updated
Abhängigkeiten	bdw-gc, libpaper
Build-Abhängigkeiten	pkgconf
Bottle	verfügbar (auf arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-install	nicht definiert
Dienst	keiner deklariert

Registry-Fakten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	a2ps
Version Scheme	0
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

Source-Datenbank-Treffer

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Treffer stammen aus externen Paketmanager-Indizes und bleiben von lokalen Automic-Vault-Paketlinks getrennt.

Debian apt95%

a2ps 1:4.15.6-1+b1

GNU a2ps - 'Anything to PostScript' converter and pretty-printer

https://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps/

sudo apt install a2ps

Section: text
Architecture: amd64
Source Package: a2ps
5 Abhängigkeiten
14 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: A2ps

Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: a2ps from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

Nix95%

a2ps

nix profile install nixpkgs#a2ps

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: A2ps

nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/a2/a2ps/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Ubuntu apt95%

a2ps 1:4.15.5-2

GNU a2ps - 'Anything to PostScript' converter and pretty-printer

https://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps/

sudo apt install a2ps

Section: universe/text
Architecture: amd64
5 Abhängigkeiten
14 optionale Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: A2ps

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: a2ps from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

apk95%

a2ps 4.15.7-r0

a2ps is an Any to PostScript filter

https://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps/

sudo apk add a2ps

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: a2ps
1 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: A2ps

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: a2ps from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

a2ps-doc 4.15.7-r0

a2ps is an Any to PostScript filter (documentation)

https://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps/

sudo apk add a2ps-doc

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: a2ps
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: A2ps

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: a2ps-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

apk95%

a2ps-emacs 4.15.7-r0

a2ps is an Any to PostScript filter (emacs plugin)

https://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps/

sudo apk add a2ps-emacs

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: a2ps
1 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: A2ps

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: a2ps-emacs from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

dnf95%

a2ps 4.15.8-3.fc44

Converts text and other types of files to PostScript

http://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps/

sudo dnf install a2ps

License: GPL-3.0-or-later AND LGPL-2.1-or-later AND LGPL-3.0-or-later AND GPL-3.0-or-later WITH Bison-exception-2.2 AND LGPL-2.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: a2ps
17 Abhängigkeiten
3 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: A2ps

Fedora Rawhide package metadata · dl.fedoraproject.org · Fedora Rawhide package metadata: a2ps from https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/fedora/linux/development/rawhide/Everything/x86_64/os/repodata/e5ca8ce900cd68f5419e1c39ae517343100b306336cbaeb70a3c153121d95094-primary.xml.zst

pacman95%

a2ps 4.15.8-1

An Any to PostScript filter

https://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps

sudo pacman -S a2ps

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Architecture: x86_64
3 Abhängigkeiten
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: A2ps

Arch Linux sync databases · geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com · Arch Linux sync databases: a2ps from https://geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com/extra/os/x86_64/extra.db.tar.gz

zypper95%

a2ps 4.15.6-2.4

Tool to convert ASCII/Latin Text into PostScript

https://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps/a2ps.html

sudo zypper install a2ps

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: a2ps
16 Abhängigkeiten
3 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: A2ps

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: a2ps from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

a2ps-devel 4.15.6-2.4

Library and header file for the interface of a2ps

https://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps/a2ps.html

sudo zypper install a2ps-devel

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: a2ps
2 Abhängigkeiten
1 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: A2ps

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: a2ps-devel from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

a2ps-lang 4.15.6-2.4

Translations for package a2ps

https://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps/a2ps.html

sudo zypper install a2ps-lang

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: System/Localization
Architecture: noarch
Source Package: a2ps
1 Abhängigkeiten
3 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: A2ps

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: a2ps-lang from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

zypper95%

liba2ps1 4.15.6-2.4

Library to convert ASCII/Latin text into PostScript

https://www.gnu.org/software/a2ps/a2ps.html

sudo zypper install liba2ps1

License: GPL-3.0-or-later
Category: Unspecified
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: a2ps
2 Abhängigkeiten
2 stellt bereit
normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: A2ps

openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · download.opensuse.org · openSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata: liba2ps1 from https://download.opensuse.org/tumbleweed/repo/oss/repodata/be8d3611d25469107f32075a1697e69ec57a2b850b42348a658cc671ad5ec2b50760d02c3e59524d50da9a11d5be799bdaffba2e166e8ca8858512e3c0bd665d-primary.xml.zst

MacPorts95%

a2ps

sudo port install a2ps

normalized package name match
Abgeglichen nach: A2ps

MacPorts ports tree · api.github.com · MacPorts ports tree: print/a2ps/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

Quellspur

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Diese Seite wird von av-web aus dem privaten Paket-SQLite-Artefakt bereitgestellt, das scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py erstellt.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/a2ps.yml

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a2ps mit Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper installieren

Weitere Installationsbefehle

macOS

Linux

Paketzusammenfassung

Projektlinks

Befehle und Aliase

Projektgeschichte und Nutzung

Projektgeschichte

Adoptionsgeschichte

Wie es verwendet wird

Warum Paket-Nerds sich dafür interessieren

Zeitleiste

Related projects

Quellen

Risikostufe: grün

Risikoklassifikator

Warum

Signale

Installationsverhalten

Empfohlene Prüfung

Installierte Executables

Version und Aktualität

Paketmetadaten

Details aus der Quelldatenbank

Andere Paketmanager-Einträge

Interne Paketlinks

Themen-Hubs

Verwandte Tools

Gleicher Workflow

Agent-Sicherheitsleitfäden

Aus Repository-Daten generiert

Combined YAML source

Verwendete Quellen