How To Install libpoppler118 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler118 on Ubuntu 22.04. libpoppler118 is PDF rendering library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler118 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libpoppler118

libpoppler118 is:

Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on Xpdf PDF viewer.

This package contains the shared core library.

There are three methods to install libpoppler118 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpoppler118 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpoppler118 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpoppler118

Install libpoppler118 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpoppler118 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpoppler118

Install libpoppler118 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libpoppler118 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpoppler118

How To Uninstall libpoppler118 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libpoppler118 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpoppler118

Uninstall libpoppler118 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpoppler118 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpoppler118

Remove libpoppler118 Configurations and Data

To remove libpoppler118 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpoppler118

Remove libpoppler118 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpoppler118 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpoppler118

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler118 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.