How To Install libpoppler-cpp0v5 on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler-cpp0v5 on Kali Linux. libpoppler-cpp0v5 is PDF rendering library (CPP shared library)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler-cpp0v5 on Kali Linux.

What is libpoppler-cpp0v5

libpoppler-cpp0v5 is:

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

This package provides the CPP shared library for applications using a simple C++ interface (using STL, and no other dependency) to Poppler.

There are three methods to install libpoppler-cpp0v5 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-cpp0v5 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-cpp0v5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpoppler-cpp0v5

Install libpoppler-cpp0v5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpoppler-cpp0v5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpoppler-cpp0v5

Install libpoppler-cpp0v5 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-cpp0v5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpoppler-cpp0v5

How To Uninstall libpoppler-cpp0v5 on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the libpoppler-cpp0v5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpoppler-cpp0v5

Uninstall libpoppler-cpp0v5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpoppler-cpp0v5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpoppler-cpp0v5

Remove libpoppler-cpp0v5 Configurations and Data

To remove libpoppler-cpp0v5 configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpoppler-cpp0v5

Remove libpoppler-cpp0v5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpoppler-cpp0v5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpoppler-cpp0v5

Dependencies

libpoppler-cpp0v5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler-cpp0v5 package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.