How to Install and Uninstall xpdf Package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Last updated: May 10,2024

You can also install and uninstall the xpdf on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Debian system

MX Linux 23
SparkyLinux

1. Install "xpdf" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install xpdf on Debian 12 (Bookworm)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "xpdf" package

This is a short guide on how to uninstall xpdf on Debian 12 (Bookworm):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the xpdf package on Debian 12 (Bookworm)

Package: xpdf
Source: xpdf (3.04+git20220601-1)
Version: 3.04+git20220601-1+b2
Installed-Size: 363
Maintainer: Florian Schlichting
Architecture: amd64
Provides: pdf-viewer
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.0), libpaper1, libpoppler126 (>= 22.12.0), libstdc++6 (>= 11), libx11-6, libxm4 (>= 2.3.4), libxt6
Recommends: poppler-utils, poppler-data, gsfonts-x11, cups-bsd, sensible-utils
Description: Motif-based PDF reader using the Poppler library
Description-md5: 5c80fd99d8c6334a41113f229074b7f5
Homepage: https://offog.org/code/xpopple/
Tag: implemented-in::c++, interface::graphical, interface::x11,
role::program, scope::application, uitoolkit::motif, use::viewing,
works-with-format::pdf, works-with::text, x11::application
Section: text
Priority: optional
Filename: pool/main/x/xpdf/xpdf_3.04+git20220601-1+b2_amd64.deb
Size: 121624
MD5sum: a61e0fe673798c4aae170cb8a1dc50dc
SHA256: 769fbf272ce6ac4e144cdf1cd9d5471284b43b670d74133fcb0fb6d84c25e247