# Install ps2eps with Homebrew, apt, MacPorts, Nix

Convert PostScript to EPS files. Version 1.70 via Homebrew; verified 2026-06-14.

## Install

```sh
sudo av install brew:ps2eps
```

Additional install commands:

### macOS

- Homebrew (100%):

```sh
brew install ps2eps
```

  Evidence: local Homebrew formula metadata

- MacPorts (94%):

```sh
sudo port install ps2eps
```

  Evidence: MacPorts ports tree: print/ps2eps/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1

### Linux

- Debian apt (92%):

```sh
sudo apt install ps2eps
```

  Evidence: Debian stable package indexes: ps2eps from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz

- Nix (92%):

```sh
nix profile install nixpkgs#ps2eps
```

  Evidence: nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ps/ps2eps/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1

## Package facts

- **Package key:** brew:ps2eps
- **Package manager:** Homebrew
- **Package manager page:** <https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/ps2eps>
- **Version:** 1.70
- **Source summary:** Convert PostScript to EPS files
- **Homepage:** <https://github.com/roland-bless/ps2eps>
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/roland-bless/ps2eps>
- **Upstream docs:** <https://github.com/roland-bless/ps2eps#readme>
- **License:** GPL-2.0-or-later
- **Source archive:** <https://github.com/roland-bless/ps2eps/archive/refs/tags/v1.70.tar.gz>
- **Last updated:** 2026-06-14T15:13:44+02:00
- **Generated:** 2026-07-08T07:18:31+00:00

## Executables

- bbox (cli)
- ps2eps (cli)
- bbox (alias)
- ps2eps (alias)

## Dependencies

- ghostscript

## Install behavior

- Post-install hook: not defined
- Bottle: available on arm64_big_sur, arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, big_sur, catalina, monterey, sonoma, ventura

## Freshness

- Page generated: 2026-07-08
- Package-manager version: 1.70
- Package-manager updated: 2026-06-14
- Local data: ok
- Upstream repository: https://github.com/roland-bless/ps2eps
- Upstream latest detected: v1.70 (current)

## Security Notes

narrow executable package without higher-risk signals.

- **Geiger risk:** green / low
- narrow executable package without higher-risk signals

## Source Database Details

- **Source Database:** Homebrew formula API
- **Tap:** homebrew/core
- **Full Name:** ps2eps
- **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

## Other Package-Manager Records

- Debian apt - ps2eps - 1.70-1+b1: normalized package name match | Debian stable package indexes: ps2eps from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/main/binary-amd64/Packages.xz | convert PostScript to EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) files | https://www.tm.uka.de/~bless/ps2eps
- Nix - ps2eps: normalized package name match | nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/ps/ps2eps/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
- Ubuntu apt - ps2eps - 1.70-1build1: normalized package name match | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: ps2eps from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz | convert PostScript to EPS (Encapsulated PostScript) files | https://www.tm.uka.de/~bless/ps2eps
- MacPorts - ps2eps: normalized package name match | MacPorts ports tree: print/ps2eps/Portfile from https://api.github.com/repos/macports/macports-ports/git/trees/master?recursive=1


## Related links

- [Source-control packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/source-control-tools/) - Belongs to a source-control command family.
- [Terminal utility packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/terminal-utilities/) - Matched terminal and command-line workflow metadata.
- [Text processing packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/text-processing-tools/) - Matched text, document, or structured-data processing metadata.
- [Networking and protocol packages](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/networking-protocol-tools/) - Matched network, protocol, or remote-service metadata.
- [ghostscript](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/ghostscript/) - Runtime dependency declared by Homebrew.
- [paps](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/paps/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, document-conversion, media, postscript.
- [pstoedit](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pstoedit/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, document-conversion, media, pdf.
- [epstool](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/epstool/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, eps, media, postscript.
- [psutils](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/psutils/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, media, pdf, postscript.
- [djvu2pdf](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/djvu2pdf/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, document-conversion, media, pdf.
- [libfreehand](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/libfreehand/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, document-conversion, media.
- [pdf2json](https://www.automicvault.com/pkg/brew/pdf2json/) - Shares av.db curated category or tags: cli, conversion, media, pdf.

## Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub. [combined/ps2eps.yml](https://github.com/automic-vault/db/blob/main/combined/ps2eps.yml)


## Sources

- Nucleus package database
- Geiger risk classifier
- package-page enrichment
- package version freshness
- av.db category and tag curation
- package relationship graph
- external package-manager database matches
- cross-ecosystem install command graph