How To Install libpoppler-cpp0v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler-cpp0v5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 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-cpp0v5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpoppler-cpp0v5
How To Uninstall libpoppler-cpp0v5 on Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler-cpp0v5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
