How To Install libpoppler-glib-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler-glib-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libpoppler-glib-doc is PDF rendering library – documentation for the GLib interface

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler-glib-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libpoppler-glib-doc

libpoppler-glib-doc is:

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

This package contains the API documentation of the GLib-based Poppler interface.

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

sudo apt-get -y install libpoppler-glib-doc

Install libpoppler-glib-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libpoppler-glib-doc

Install libpoppler-glib-doc 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-glib-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpoppler-glib-doc

How To Uninstall libpoppler-glib-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libpoppler-glib-doc

Uninstall libpoppler-glib-doc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpoppler-glib-doc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpoppler-glib-doc

Remove libpoppler-glib-doc Configurations and Data

To remove libpoppler-glib-doc configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpoppler-glib-doc

Remove libpoppler-glib-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpoppler-glib-doc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler-glib-doc package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.