How To Install python3-pikepdf on Debian 12

Learn how to install python3-pikepdf on Debian 12 with this tutorial. python3-pikepdf is Python library to read and write PDFs with QPDF

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pikepdf on Debian 12.

What is python3-pikepdf

python3-pikepdf is:

pikepdf is a Python library to read and write PDFs with QPDF. Features include:

  • Editing, manipulation and transformation of existing PDFs
  • Based on the mature, proven QPDF C++ library
  • Works with encrypted PDFs
  • Supports all PDF compression filters
  • Can create “fast web view” (linearized) PDFs
  • Creates standards compliant PDFs that pass validation in other tools
  • Automatically repairs damaged PDFs, just like QPDF
  • Implements more of the PDF specification than existing Python PDF tools
  • IPython notebook and Jupyter integration

There are three methods to install python3-pikepdf 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 python3-pikepdf Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pikepdf using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pikepdf

Install python3-pikepdf Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pikepdf using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-pikepdf

Install python3-pikepdf 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 python3-pikepdf using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pikepdf

How To Uninstall python3-pikepdf on Debian 12

To uninstall only the python3-pikepdf package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-pikepdf

Uninstall python3-pikepdf And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pikepdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 12, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pikepdf

Remove python3-pikepdf Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pikepdf configuration and data from Debian 12 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pikepdf

Remove python3-pikepdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-pikepdf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pikepdf

Dependencies

python3-pikepdf have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pikepdf package on Debian 12 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.