How To Install python-poppler on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-poppler on Debian 9. python-poppler is Poppler Python bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-poppler on Debian 9.

What is python-poppler

python-poppler is:

This package includes Python bindings for LibPoppler. It is needed to run programs written in Python and using Poppler set. LibPoppler is a PDF rendering library based on xpdf PDF viewer, and used by kpdf and evince PDF viewers.

There are three methods to install python-poppler 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 python-poppler 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-poppler using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python-poppler

Install python-poppler Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-poppler

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

sudo aptitude -y install python-poppler

How To Uninstall python-poppler on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove python-poppler

Uninstall python-poppler And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python-poppler and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-poppler

Remove python-poppler Configurations and Data

To remove python-poppler configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-poppler

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

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

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

Dependencies

python-poppler have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-poppler package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.