How To Install djvulibre-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install djvulibre-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04. djvulibre-desktop is Desktop support for the DjVu image format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install djvulibre-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is djvulibre-desktop

djvulibre-desktop is:

Miscellaneous files to support the DjVu image format on the desktop.

There are three methods to install djvulibre-desktop 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 djvulibre-desktop Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install djvulibre-desktop

Install djvulibre-desktop Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install djvulibre-desktop

Install djvulibre-desktop 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 djvulibre-desktop using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install djvulibre-desktop

How To Uninstall djvulibre-desktop on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the djvulibre-desktop package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove djvulibre-desktop

Uninstall djvulibre-desktop And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove djvulibre-desktop

Remove djvulibre-desktop Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge djvulibre-desktop

Remove djvulibre-desktop configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge djvulibre-desktop

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Summary

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