Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install atril on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is atril
atril is:
Atril is a simple multi-page document viewer. It can display
and print PostScript (PS), Encapsulated PostScript (EPS), DJVU, DVI and
Portable Document Format (PDF) files.
When supported by the document, it also allows searching for text,
copying text to the clipboard, hypertext navigation, and
table-of-contents bookmarks.
There are three methods to install atril on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install atril Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install atril using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install atril
Install atril Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install atril using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install atril
Install atril 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 atril using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install atril
How To Uninstall atril on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the atril package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove atril
Uninstall atril And Its Dependencies
To uninstall atril and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove atril
Remove atril Configurations and Data
To remove atril configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge atril
Remove atril configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove atril configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge atril
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install atril package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
