How To Install python-pdftools on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pdftools on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pdftools package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
