Learn how to install okular with the command sudo apt-get install okular on Ubuntus.
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Quick installation of okular:
Step 1: Update system:
sudo apt-get update
Step 2: Install: okular
Ater updaing the OS run following command to install the packae:
sudo apt-get install okular
Package Details | |
Package: | okular |
Version: | 4:4.8.5-0ubuntu0.1 |
Maintainer: | Kubuntu Developers |
Home page: | http://www.kde.org/ |
Description: | universal document viewer Okular is a universal document viewer with support for advanced document features, such as annotations, forms, and embedded files. . This package provides the document viewer application, plus plugins for a wide variety of document formats such as: * PostScript (PS) * Portable Document Format (PDF) * OpenDocument Text (ODT) * TeX Device independent file format (DVI) * XML Paper Specification (XPS) * G3 fax * various electronic book formats: ComicBook, FictionBook, and Plucker . This package is part of the KDE graphics module. Homepage: http://www.kde.org/ |
Distro: | Ubuntu 12.04 LTS |
Release: | |
Repo/Section: | graphics |
First of all update your system with the command:
sudo apt-get update
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Above command will download the package lists for Ubuntu 12.04 LTS on your system. This will update the list of newest versions of packages and its dependencies on your system.
After downloading the latest package list with the help of above you can run the installation process.
If okular is not installed on your compter then the command 'dpkg -L okular' will give followin error.
deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$ dpkg -L okular Package `okular' is not installed. Use dpkg --info (= dpkg-deb --info) to examine archive files, and dpkg --contents (= dpkg-deb --contents) to list their contents. deepak@deepak-VirtualBox:~$
Installing okular:
After system update use the following command to install okular:
sudo apt-get install okular
Above command will confirm before installing the package on your Ubuntu 12.04 LTS Operating System. If you are not already logged in as su, installer will ask you the root password. After completion of the installation you can use the package on your system.
Now we will see the commands for uninstalling the okular from Ubuntu 12.04 LTS. For uninstalling this package you can easily use the apt command and remove the package from Linux Operating System.
To remove the okular following command is used:
sudo apt-get remove okular
Following command is used to remove the okular package along with its dependencies:
sudo apt-get remove --auto-remove okular
This will remove okular and all its dependent packages which is no longer needed in the system.
Completely removing okular with all configuration files:
Following command should be used with care as it deletes all the configuration files and data:
sudo apt-get purge okular
or you can use following command also:
sudo apt-get purge --auto-remove okular
Above command will remove all the configuration files and data associated with okular package. You can can't recover the delete data, so, use this command with care.