How To Install libqpdf29 on Debian 12

Learn how to install libqpdf29 on Debian 12 with this tutorial. libqpdf29 is runtime library for PDF transformation/inspection software

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqpdf29 on Debian 12.

What is libqpdf29

libqpdf29 is:

QPDF is a program that can be used to linearize (web-optimize), encrypt (password-protect), decrypt, and inspect PDF files from the command-line. It does these and other structural, content-preserving transformations on PDF files, reading a PDF file as input and creating a new one as output. It also provides many useful capabilities to developers of PDF-producing software or for people who just want to look at the innards of a PDF file to learn more about how they work.

QPDF understands PDF files that use compressed object streams (supported by newer PDF applications) and can convert such files into those that can be read with older viewers. It can also be used for checking PDF files for structural errors, inspecting stream contents, or extracting objects from PDF files. QPDF is not PDF content creation or viewing software – it does not have the capability to create PDF files from scratch or to display PDF files.

This package contains the qpdf runtime libraries required to run programs that link with the qpdf library.

There are three methods to install libqpdf29 on Debian 12. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libqpdf29 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libqpdf29 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libqpdf29

Install libqpdf29 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libqpdf29 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libqpdf29

Install libqpdf29 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install libqpdf29 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libqpdf29

How To Uninstall libqpdf29 on Debian 12

To uninstall only the libqpdf29 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libqpdf29

Uninstall libqpdf29 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libqpdf29 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libqpdf29

Remove libqpdf29 Configurations and Data

To remove libqpdf29 configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libqpdf29

Remove libqpdf29 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libqpdf29 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libqpdf29

Dependencies

libqpdf29 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libqpdf29 package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.