How To Install viewpdf.app on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install viewpdf.app on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is viewpdf.app
viewpdf.app is:
ViewPDF is an application to view and navigate in PDF documents.
Key Features
- Zoom
- Keyboard shortcuts for fast navigation
There are three methods to install viewpdf.app on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install viewpdf.app Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install viewpdf.app using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install viewpdf.app
Install viewpdf.app Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install viewpdf.app using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install viewpdf.app
Install viewpdf.app 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 viewpdf.app using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install viewpdf.app
How To Uninstall viewpdf.app on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the viewpdf.app package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove viewpdf.app
Uninstall viewpdf.app And Its Dependencies
To uninstall viewpdf.app and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove viewpdf.app
Remove viewpdf.app Configurations and Data
To remove viewpdf.app configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge viewpdf.app
Remove viewpdf.app configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove viewpdf.app configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge viewpdf.app
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install viewpdf.app package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
