How To Install libpoppler-cpp-dev on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler-cpp-dev on Kali Linux. libpoppler-cpp-dev is PDF rendering library – development files (CPP interface)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler-cpp-dev on Kali Linux.

What is libpoppler-cpp-dev

libpoppler-cpp-dev is:

Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on Xpdf PDF viewer.

This package contains the headers and development libraries needed to build applications using the C++ Poppler interface.

There are three methods to install libpoppler-cpp-dev on Kali Linux. 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-cpp-dev 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-cpp-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpoppler-cpp-dev

Install libpoppler-cpp-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpoppler-cpp-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpoppler-cpp-dev

Install libpoppler-cpp-dev Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libpoppler-cpp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpoppler-cpp-dev

How To Uninstall libpoppler-cpp-dev on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpoppler-cpp-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpoppler-cpp-dev

Uninstall libpoppler-cpp-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpoppler-cpp-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpoppler-cpp-dev

Remove libpoppler-cpp-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libpoppler-cpp-dev configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpoppler-cpp-dev

Remove libpoppler-cpp-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpoppler-cpp-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpoppler-cpp-dev

Dependencies

libpoppler-cpp-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler-cpp-dev package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.