How To Install python-pypdf2 on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pypdf2 on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is python-pypdf2
python-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 2 version of the package.
There are three methods to install python-pypdf2 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install python-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 python-pypdf2 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pypdf2
Install python-pypdf2 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pypdf2 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pypdf2
Install python-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 python-pypdf2 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pypdf2
How To Uninstall python-pypdf2 on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the python-pypdf2 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pypdf2
Uninstall python-pypdf2 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pypdf2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pypdf2
Remove python-pypdf2 Configurations and Data
To remove python-pypdf2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pypdf2
Remove python-pypdf2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pypdf2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pypdf2
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pypdf2 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
