How To Install libitext5-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libitext5-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libitext5-java-doc is Java Library to create and manipulate PDF on the fly (documentation)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libitext5-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libitext5-java-doc

libitext5-java-doc is:

iText is a library that allows you to generate PDF files on the fly. The iText classes are very useful for people who need to generate read-only, platform independent documents containing text, lists, tables and images. The library is especially useful in combination with Java(TM) technology-based Servlets: The look and feel of HTML is browser dependent; with iText and PDF you can control exactly how your servlet’s output will look.

This package contains the documentation.

There are three methods to install libitext5-java-doc 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 libitext5-java-doc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libitext5-java-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libitext5-java-doc

Install libitext5-java-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libitext5-java-doc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libitext5-java-doc

Install libitext5-java-doc 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 libitext5-java-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libitext5-java-doc

How To Uninstall libitext5-java-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libitext5-java-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libitext5-java-doc

Uninstall libitext5-java-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libitext5-java-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libitext5-java-doc

Remove libitext5-java-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libitext5-java-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libitext5-java-doc

Remove libitext5-java-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libitext5-java-doc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libitext5-java-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libitext5-java-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.