How To Install pdf2svg on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdf2svg on Ubuntu.
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. 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
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, 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 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
Dependencies
pdf2svg have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pdf2svg package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.