How To Install libpdf-fdf-simple-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdf-fdf-simple-perl on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpdf-fdf-simple-perl
libpdf-fdf-simple-perl is:
PDF::FDF::Simple helps creating and extracting the content of FDF files. It is meant to be a simple replacement for the Adobe FdfToolkit. Therefore some of its behavior, especially handling of diverse whitespace/newline artefacts, is orientated on FdfToolkit’s handling.
After the extraction process the content is available within a hash reference.
For creating FDF files it currently only supports setting text values. Anyway, this should be enough to create FDF files for text fields, text areas, checkboxes and radio buttons.
PDF::FDF::Simple uses Parse::RecDescent and understands both the “Kids” notation and the “dotted” notation for field names. Saving will always use the “dotted” notation.
There are three methods to install libpdf-fdf-simple-perl 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 libpdf-fdf-simple-perl Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpdf-fdf-simple-perl using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpdf-fdf-simple-perl
Install libpdf-fdf-simple-perl Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpdf-fdf-simple-perl using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpdf-fdf-simple-perl
Install libpdf-fdf-simple-perl 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 libpdf-fdf-simple-perl using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpdf-fdf-simple-perl
How To Uninstall libpdf-fdf-simple-perl on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpdf-fdf-simple-perl package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpdf-fdf-simple-perl
Uninstall libpdf-fdf-simple-perl And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpdf-fdf-simple-perl and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpdf-fdf-simple-perl
Remove libpdf-fdf-simple-perl Configurations and Data
To remove libpdf-fdf-simple-perl configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpdf-fdf-simple-perl
Remove libpdf-fdf-simple-perl configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpdf-fdf-simple-perl configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpdf-fdf-simple-perl
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdf-fdf-simple-perl package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.