How To Install elpa-pdf-tools-server on Debian 12
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-pdf-tools-server on Debian 12.
What is elpa-pdf-tools-server
elpa-pdf-tools-server is:
This package contain the server needed by elpa-pdf-tools to transform pdf into png to be displayed by Emacs.
You probably need it only for elpa-pdf-tools
There are three methods to install elpa-pdf-tools-server on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install elpa-pdf-tools-server Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-pdf-tools-server using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install elpa-pdf-tools-server
Install elpa-pdf-tools-server Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install elpa-pdf-tools-server using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install elpa-pdf-tools-server
Install elpa-pdf-tools-server 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 elpa-pdf-tools-server using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install elpa-pdf-tools-server
How To Uninstall elpa-pdf-tools-server on Debian 12
To uninstall only the elpa-pdf-tools-server package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove elpa-pdf-tools-server
Uninstall elpa-pdf-tools-server And Its Dependencies
To uninstall elpa-pdf-tools-server and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove elpa-pdf-tools-server
Remove elpa-pdf-tools-server Configurations and Data
To remove elpa-pdf-tools-server configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge elpa-pdf-tools-server
Remove elpa-pdf-tools-server configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove elpa-pdf-tools-server configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge elpa-pdf-tools-server
Dependencies
elpa-pdf-tools-server have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install elpa-pdf-tools-server package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
