How to Edit EPS in Linux
- 1). Log in to your Linux computer as user "root."
- 2). Press the "Ctrl," "Alt" and "Backspace" keys to get out of graphics mode if you are viewing the graphical desktop. Linux will prompt you for text-mode commands on a command shell.
- 3). Install the standard utility package "skencil" on your computer. The specific way of performing this step depends on the Linux distribution you are using. For example, for Ubuntu Linux, type the following command into the shell:
apt-get install skencil
Press "Enter." Ubuntu will download and install the utility package. - 4). Type the following commands to convert the format of your EPS file, to make it easily editable:
pstoedit -dt -f sk myFile.eps myFile.sk
skconvert myFile.sk myFile.svg
Replace "myFile" with the name of the EPS file you want to edit. Press "Enter" after each line. Linux will generate a new file named "myFile.svg" with the contents of the original EPS file in SVG format. - 5). Edit the SVG file using any of the numerous utilities available on Linux. For example, to use Inkscape, type the following command:
inkscape myFile.svg
Press "Enter."