How To Install python-pdftools on Debian 10

Learn how to install python-pdftools on Debian 10 with this tutorial. python-pdftools is PDF document reading classes

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pdftools on Debian 10.

What is python-pdftools

python-pdftools is:

pdftool is a set of classes aim for reading Portable Document Format (PDF) files and interpreting their contents

There are three methods to install python-pdftools on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install python-pdftools Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-pdftools

Install python-pdftools Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-pdftools

Install python-pdftools 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 python-pdftools using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-pdftools

How To Uninstall python-pdftools on Debian 10

To uninstall only the python-pdftools package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-pdftools

Uninstall python-pdftools And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-pdftools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pdftools

Remove python-pdftools Configurations and Data

To remove python-pdftools configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-pdftools

Remove python-pdftools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pdftools

Dependencies

python-pdftools have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pdftools package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.