How To Install pdfshuffler on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdfshuffler on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pdfshuffler
pdfshuffler is:
PDF-Shuffler is a small application which allows one to merge or split pdf documents and rotate, crop and rearrange their pages using an interactive and intuitive graphical interface.
There are three methods to install pdfshuffler 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 pdfshuffler Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pdfshuffler using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pdfshuffler
Install pdfshuffler Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pdfshuffler using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pdfshuffler
Install pdfshuffler 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 pdfshuffler using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pdfshuffler
How To Uninstall pdfshuffler on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pdfshuffler package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pdfshuffler
Uninstall pdfshuffler And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pdfshuffler and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdfshuffler
Remove pdfshuffler Configurations and Data
To remove pdfshuffler configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pdfshuffler
Remove pdfshuffler configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pdfshuffler configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdfshuffler
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdfshuffler package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
