How To Install libpoppler-cil on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler-cil on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpoppler-cil
libpoppler-cil is:
Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on the xpdf PDF viewer.
This package contains the managed CLI bindings for Poppler, which are needed to run CLI applications which use this library.
There are three methods to install libpoppler-cil 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 libpoppler-cil Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpoppler-cil using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpoppler-cil
Install libpoppler-cil Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpoppler-cil using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpoppler-cil
Install libpoppler-cil 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 libpoppler-cil using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpoppler-cil
How To Uninstall libpoppler-cil on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpoppler-cil package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpoppler-cil
Uninstall libpoppler-cil And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpoppler-cil and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpoppler-cil
Remove libpoppler-cil Configurations and Data
To remove libpoppler-cil configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpoppler-cil
Remove libpoppler-cil configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpoppler-cil configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpoppler-cil
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler-cil package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
