How To Install python3-pypdf2 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pypdf2 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-pypdf2
python3-pypdf2 is:
A Pure-Python library built as a PDF toolkit. It is capable of:
- extracting document information (title, author, …),
- splitting documents page by page,
- merging documents page by page,
- cropping pages,
- merging multiple pages into a single page,
- encrypting and decrypting PDF files.
By being Pure-Python, it should run on any Python platform without any dependencies on external libraries. It can also work entirely on StringIO objects rather than file streams, allowing for PDF manipulation in memory. It is therefore a useful tool for websites that manage or manipulate PDFs.
This is the Python 3 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python3-pypdf2 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 python3-pypdf2 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-pypdf2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-pypdf2
Install python3-pypdf2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-pypdf2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-pypdf2
Install python3-pypdf2 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 python3-pypdf2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-pypdf2
How To Uninstall python3-pypdf2 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-pypdf2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-pypdf2
Uninstall python3-pypdf2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-pypdf2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pypdf2
Remove python3-pypdf2 Configurations and Data
To remove python3-pypdf2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pypdf2
Remove python3-pypdf2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-pypdf2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pypdf2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pypdf2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
