How To Install libpodofo0.9.5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpodofo0.9.5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpodofo0.9.5
libpodofo0.9.5 is:
The PoDoFo library is a free, portable C++ library which includes classes to parse PDF files and modify their contents into memory. The changes can be written back to disk easily. The parser can also be used to extract information from a PDF file (for example the parser could be used in a PDF viewer). Besides parsing PoDoFo includes also very simple classes to create your own PDF files. All classes are documented so it is easy to start writing your own application using PoDoFo.
There are three methods to install libpodofo0.9.5 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 libpodofo0.9.5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpodofo0.9.5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpodofo0.9.5
Install libpodofo0.9.5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpodofo0.9.5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpodofo0.9.5
Install libpodofo0.9.5 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 libpodofo0.9.5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpodofo0.9.5
How To Uninstall libpodofo0.9.5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpodofo0.9.5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpodofo0.9.5
Uninstall libpodofo0.9.5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpodofo0.9.5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpodofo0.9.5
Remove libpodofo0.9.5 Configurations and Data
To remove libpodofo0.9.5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpodofo0.9.5
Remove libpodofo0.9.5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpodofo0.9.5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpodofo0.9.5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpodofo0.9.5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
