How To Install chm2pdf on Debian 10

Learn how to install chm2pdf on Debian 10 with this tutorial. chm2pdf is A Python script that converts CHM files into PDF files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install chm2pdf on Debian 10.

What is chm2pdf

chm2pdf is:

Convert chm to PDF files. The package supports batch conversion, command line, PDF security options, password protection and compression modes. The program has Explorer-like interface

There are three methods to install chm2pdf 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 chm2pdf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install chm2pdf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install chm2pdf

Install chm2pdf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install chm2pdf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install chm2pdf

Install chm2pdf 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 chm2pdf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install chm2pdf

How To Uninstall chm2pdf on Debian 10

To uninstall only the chm2pdf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove chm2pdf

Uninstall chm2pdf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall chm2pdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove chm2pdf

Remove chm2pdf Configurations and Data

To remove chm2pdf configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge chm2pdf

Remove chm2pdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove chm2pdf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge chm2pdf

Dependencies

chm2pdf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install chm2pdf package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.