How To Install pdf.js-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdf.js-common
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pdf.js-common
pdf.js-common is:
PDF.js is a general-purpose, web standards-based platform for parsing and rendering PDFs.
This package contains files needed for the web viewer and the browser extension.
There are three methods to install pdf.js-common
on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pdf.js-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pdf.js-common
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pdf.js-common
Install pdf.js-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pdf.js-common
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pdf.js-common
Install pdf.js-common 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 pdf.js-common
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pdf.js-common
How To Uninstall pdf.js-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pdf.js-common
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pdf.js-common
Uninstall pdf.js-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pdf.js-common
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdf.js-common
Remove pdf.js-common Configurations and Data
To remove pdf.js-common
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pdf.js-common
Remove pdf.js-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pdf.js-common
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdf.js-common
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdf.js-common
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.