How To Install libjs-pdf on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-pdf on Debian 9.
What is libjs-pdf
libjs-pdf is:
PDF.js is a general-purpose, web standards-based platform for parsing and rendering PDFs.
This package offers the viewer as used in some web applications.
There are three methods to install libjs-pdf on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libjs-pdf Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-pdf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libjs-pdf
Install libjs-pdf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libjs-pdf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libjs-pdf
Install libjs-pdf 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 libjs-pdf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libjs-pdf
How To Uninstall libjs-pdf on Debian 9
To uninstall only the libjs-pdf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libjs-pdf
Uninstall libjs-pdf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libjs-pdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libjs-pdf
Remove libjs-pdf Configurations and Data
To remove libjs-pdf configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libjs-pdf
Remove libjs-pdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libjs-pdf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libjs-pdf
Dependencies
libjs-pdf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libjs-pdf package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.