How To Install pdfchain on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdfchain on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pdfchain
pdfchain is:
The package includes features designed to handle PDF files in a easy way. Basically it can merge, split, add backgrounds or stamps and add attachments. There are some tools for extended needs, too.
The GUI is written in GTKmm, a C++ library for GTK+.
There are three methods to install pdfchain on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install pdfchain Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pdfchain using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pdfchain
Install pdfchain Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pdfchain using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pdfchain
Install pdfchain 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 pdfchain using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pdfchain
How To Uninstall pdfchain on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pdfchain package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pdfchain
Uninstall pdfchain And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pdfchain and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdfchain
Remove pdfchain Configurations and Data
To remove pdfchain configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pdfchain
Remove pdfchain configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pdfchain configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdfchain
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdfchain package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.