How To Install djview-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install djview-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04. djview-plugin is Browser plugin for the DjVu image format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install djview-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is djview-plugin

djview-plugin is:

DjVu browser plugin.

There are three methods to install djview-plugin 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 djview-plugin Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install djview-plugin

Install djview-plugin Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install djview-plugin

Install djview-plugin 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 djview-plugin using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install djview-plugin

How To Uninstall djview-plugin on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the djview-plugin package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove djview-plugin

Uninstall djview-plugin And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove djview-plugin

Remove djview-plugin Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge djview-plugin

Remove djview-plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge djview-plugin

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Summary

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