How To Install libpoppler-qt5-1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler-qt5-1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpoppler-qt5-1
libpoppler-qt5-1 is:
Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on Xpdf PDF viewer.
This package provides the Qt 5 based shared library for applications using the Qt 5 interface to Poppler.
There are three methods to install libpoppler-qt5-1 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-qt5-1 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-qt5-1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpoppler-qt5-1
Install libpoppler-qt5-1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpoppler-qt5-1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpoppler-qt5-1
Install libpoppler-qt5-1 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-qt5-1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpoppler-qt5-1
How To Uninstall libpoppler-qt5-1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpoppler-qt5-1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpoppler-qt5-1
Uninstall libpoppler-qt5-1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpoppler-qt5-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpoppler-qt5-1
Remove libpoppler-qt5-1 Configurations and Data
To remove libpoppler-qt5-1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpoppler-qt5-1
Remove libpoppler-qt5-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpoppler-qt5-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpoppler-qt5-1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler-qt5-1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
