How To Install pdf2svg on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdf2svg on Ubuntu 22.04. pdf2svg is converts PDF documents to SVG files (one per page)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdf2svg on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is pdf2svg

pdf2svg is:

pdf2svg is a tiny command-line utility using Cairo and Poppler to convert PDF documents into SVG files. Multi-page PDF can be split up to one SVG per page by passing a file naming specification.

There are three methods to install pdf2svg on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install pdf2svg Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pdf2svg using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pdf2svg

Install pdf2svg Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pdf2svg using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pdf2svg

Install pdf2svg 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 pdf2svg using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pdf2svg

How To Uninstall pdf2svg on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the pdf2svg package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pdf2svg

Uninstall pdf2svg And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pdf2svg and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdf2svg

Remove pdf2svg Configurations and Data

To remove pdf2svg configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pdf2svg

Remove pdf2svg configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pdf2svg configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdf2svg

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pdf2svg package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.