How To Install libhpdf-2.3.0 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhpdf-2.3.0 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libhpdf-2.3.0
libhpdf-2.3.0 is:
Haru is a free, cross platform, open-source C library for generating PDF files. It supports the following features:
- Generation of PDF files with lines, text and images.
- Outlines, text and link annotations.
- Document compression using deflate-decode.
- Embedded PNG and Jpeg images.
- Embedded Type1 and TrueType fonts.
- Creation of encrypted PDF files.
- Usage of various character sets (ISO8859-1~16, MSCP1250~8, KOI8-R).
- Support for CJK fonts and encodings.
There are three methods to install libhpdf-2.3.0 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 libhpdf-2.3.0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libhpdf-2.3.0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libhpdf-2.3.0
Install libhpdf-2.3.0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libhpdf-2.3.0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libhpdf-2.3.0
Install libhpdf-2.3.0 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 libhpdf-2.3.0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libhpdf-2.3.0
How To Uninstall libhpdf-2.3.0 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libhpdf-2.3.0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libhpdf-2.3.0
Uninstall libhpdf-2.3.0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libhpdf-2.3.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libhpdf-2.3.0
Remove libhpdf-2.3.0 Configurations and Data
To remove libhpdf-2.3.0 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libhpdf-2.3.0
Remove libhpdf-2.3.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libhpdf-2.3.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libhpdf-2.3.0
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libhpdf-2.3.0 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
