How To Install libpoppler73 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler73 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libpoppler73
libpoppler73 is:
Poppler is a PDF rendering library based on Xpdf PDF viewer.
This package contains the shared core library.
There are three methods to install libpoppler73 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 libpoppler73 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpoppler73 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpoppler73
Install libpoppler73 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpoppler73 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpoppler73
Install libpoppler73 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 libpoppler73 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpoppler73
How To Uninstall libpoppler73 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libpoppler73 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpoppler73
Uninstall libpoppler73 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpoppler73 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpoppler73
Remove libpoppler73 Configurations and Data
To remove libpoppler73 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpoppler73
Remove libpoppler73 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpoppler73 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpoppler73
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpoppler73 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
