How To Install libextractor-plugin-pdf on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libextractor-plugin-pdf on Debian 12.
What is libextractor-plugin-pdf
libextractor-plugin-pdf is:
GNU libextractor provides developers of file-sharing networks, file managers, and WWW-indexing bots with a universal library to obtain meta-data about files.
This package contains the plugin supporting pdf files.
There are three methods to install libextractor-plugin-pdf on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libextractor-plugin-pdf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libextractor-plugin-pdf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libextractor-plugin-pdf
Install libextractor-plugin-pdf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libextractor-plugin-pdf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libextractor-plugin-pdf
Install libextractor-plugin-pdf Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libextractor-plugin-pdf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libextractor-plugin-pdf
How To Uninstall libextractor-plugin-pdf on Debian 12
To uninstall only the libextractor-plugin-pdf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libextractor-plugin-pdf
Uninstall libextractor-plugin-pdf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libextractor-plugin-pdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libextractor-plugin-pdf
Remove libextractor-plugin-pdf Configurations and Data
To remove libextractor-plugin-pdf configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libextractor-plugin-pdf
Remove libextractor-plugin-pdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libextractor-plugin-pdf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libextractor-plugin-pdf
Dependencies
libextractor-plugin-pdf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libextractor-plugin-pdf package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
