How To Install qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin 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 qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin on Ubuntu.
What is qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin
qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin is:
qpdfview is a simple tabbed document viewer which uses the Poppler library for PDF rendering and CUPS for printing and provides a clear and simple Qt graphical user interface. Support for the DjVu and PostScript formats can be added via plugins.
This plugin adds support for the PDF format based on Poppler library.
There are three methods to install qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin 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 qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin
Install qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin
Install qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin 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 qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin
How To Uninstall qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin
Uninstall qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin
Remove qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin Configurations and Data
To remove qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin
Remove qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin
Dependencies
qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install qpdfview-pdf-poppler-plugin package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.