How To Install pdfresurrect on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdfresurrect on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pdfresurrect
pdfresurrect is:
PDFResurrect is a tool for analyzing and manipulating revisions to PDF documents (sometimes known as Adobe Acrobat files). The PDF format allows for previous changes to be retained in a revised version of the document, thereby keeping a running history of revisions to the document.
This tool extracts all previous revisions while also producing a summary of changes between revisions. It can also “scrub” or write data over the original instances of PDF objects that have been modified or deleted, in an effort to disguise information from previous versions that might not be intended for anyone else to read.
There are three methods to install pdfresurrect 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 pdfresurrect Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pdfresurrect using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pdfresurrect
Install pdfresurrect Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pdfresurrect using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pdfresurrect
Install pdfresurrect 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 pdfresurrect using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pdfresurrect
How To Uninstall pdfresurrect on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pdfresurrect package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pdfresurrect
Uninstall pdfresurrect And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pdfresurrect and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdfresurrect
Remove pdfresurrect Configurations and Data
To remove pdfresurrect configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pdfresurrect
Remove pdfresurrect configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pdfresurrect configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdfresurrect
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdfresurrect package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
