How To Install xul-ext-pdf.js on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-pdf.js on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xul-ext-pdf.js
xul-ext-pdf.js is:
PDF.js brings Portable Document Format (PDF) reading capabilities to the browser using web standard technologies.
This extension supersedes the embedded PDF.js.
There are three methods to install xul-ext-pdf.js 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 xul-ext-pdf.js Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xul-ext-pdf.js using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xul-ext-pdf.js
Install xul-ext-pdf.js Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xul-ext-pdf.js using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xul-ext-pdf.js
Install xul-ext-pdf.js 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 xul-ext-pdf.js using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xul-ext-pdf.js
How To Uninstall xul-ext-pdf.js on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xul-ext-pdf.js package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xul-ext-pdf.js
Uninstall xul-ext-pdf.js And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xul-ext-pdf.js and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xul-ext-pdf.js
Remove xul-ext-pdf.js Configurations and Data
To remove xul-ext-pdf.js configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xul-ext-pdf.js
Remove xul-ext-pdf.js configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xul-ext-pdf.js configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xul-ext-pdf.js
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xul-ext-pdf.js package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
