How To Install libpoppler-cpp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler-cpp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 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-cpp-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpoppler-cpp-dev
How To Uninstall libpoppler-cpp-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler-cpp-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
