How To Install pdftk-java 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 pdftk-java on Ubuntu.

What is `pdftk-java`

pdftk-java is:

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Merge PDF documents
Split PDF pages into a new document
Decrypt input as necessary (password required)
Encrypt output as desired
Fill PDF Forms with FDF Data and/or Flatten Forms
Apply a Background Watermark
Report PDF on metrics, including metadata and bookmarks
Update PDF Metadata
Attach Files to PDF Pages or the PDF Document
Unpack PDF Attachments
Burst a PDF document into single pages
Uncompress and re-compress page streams
Repair corrupted PDF (where possible)

There are three methods to install pdftk-java 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 pdftk-java Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install pdftk-java

Install pdftk-java Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install pdftk-java

Install pdftk-java 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 pdftk-java using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pdftk-java

How To Uninstall pdftk-java on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the pdftk-java package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pdftk-java

Uninstall pdftk-java And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pdftk-java

Remove pdftk-java Configurations and Data

To remove pdftk-java configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pdftk-java

Remove pdftk-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pdftk-java

Dependencies

pdftk-java have the following dependencies:

References

pdftk-java website

Summary

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