How To Install pdfmod-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdfmod-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04. pdfmod-dbg is simple tool for modifying PDF documents – debugging symbols

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdfmod-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is pdfmod-dbg

pdfmod-dbg is:

PDF Mod is a simple tool for modifying PDF documents. It can rotate, extract, remove and reorder pages via drag and drop. Multiple documents may be combined via drag and drop. You may also edit the title, subject, author and keywords of a PDF document using PDF Mod.

This package contains debugging symbols for PDF Mod.

There are three methods to install pdfmod-dbg 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 pdfmod-dbg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pdfmod-dbg

Install pdfmod-dbg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pdfmod-dbg

Install pdfmod-dbg 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 pdfmod-dbg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pdfmod-dbg

How To Uninstall pdfmod-dbg on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the pdfmod-dbg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pdfmod-dbg

Uninstall pdfmod-dbg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pdfmod-dbg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdfmod-dbg

Remove pdfmod-dbg Configurations and Data

To remove pdfmod-dbg configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pdfmod-dbg

Remove pdfmod-dbg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdfmod-dbg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdfmod-dbg package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.