How To Install poppler-dbg on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install poppler-dbg on Debian 9.
What is poppler-dbg
poppler-dbg is:
Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on Xpdf PDF viewer.
This package contains the debugging symbols for all the Poppler libraries and the utilities.
There are three methods to install poppler-dbg on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install poppler-dbg Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install poppler-dbg using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install poppler-dbg
Install poppler-dbg Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install poppler-dbg using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install poppler-dbg
Install poppler-dbg 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 poppler-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install poppler-dbg
How To Uninstall poppler-dbg on Debian 9
To uninstall only the poppler-dbg package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove poppler-dbg
Uninstall poppler-dbg And Its Dependencies
To uninstall poppler-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove poppler-dbg
Remove poppler-dbg Configurations and Data
To remove poppler-dbg configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge poppler-dbg
Remove poppler-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove poppler-dbg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge poppler-dbg
Dependencies
poppler-dbg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install poppler-dbg package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
