How do you install pdftk in Linux using apt-get command?
Here is a tutorial to learn how to install pdftk using apt-get command.
Step 1: Open terminal with su access and enter the command as shown below:
apt-get install pdftk -y
Step 2: After completion, the install command exits and instructs the user to restart the running instances of pdftk if it is running already.
Result of the Command Execution shown below:
root@hiox:~ apt-get install pdftk -y
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