How To Install pagetools on Debian 10
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pagetools on Debian 10.
What is pagetools
pagetools is:
This program determines the skew angle for text, and works with black/white images in TIFF or PBM format. To achieve this, it uses an original algorithm based on a fast implementation of the Radon transform. This program is part of the Page Layout Detection Tools project, which aims to automate the layout detection in scanned page images.
There are three methods to install pagetools on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pagetools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pagetools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pagetools
Install pagetools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pagetools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pagetools
Install pagetools 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 pagetools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pagetools
How To Uninstall pagetools on Debian 10
To uninstall only the pagetools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pagetools
Uninstall pagetools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pagetools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pagetools
Remove pagetools Configurations and Data
To remove pagetools configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pagetools
Remove pagetools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pagetools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pagetools
Dependencies
pagetools have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pagetools package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.