pdftk.pdftk-java command not found

In this troubleshooting guide we learn how to fix pdftk.pdftk-java command not found error message

Introduction

When you run more command in linux terminal / console, you get the following error message

pdftk.pdftk-java: command not found

or when using sudo you get the following error message

sudo: pdftk.pdftk-java: command not found

Solutions to pdftk.pdftk-java: command not found

How To Fix pdftk.pdftk-java: command not found in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux / Raspbian

In Ubuntu pdftk.pdftk-java is provided by pdftk-java package.

pdftk-java is:

If PDF is electronic paper, then PDFtk is an electronic stapler-remover, hole-punch, binder, secret-decoder-ring, and X-Ray-glasses. PDFtk is a simple tool for doing everyday things with PDF documents. Keep one in the top drawer of your desktop and use it to:

  • Merge PDF documents
  • Split PDF pages into a new document
  • Decrypt input as necessary (password required)
  • Encrypt output as desired
  • Fill PDF Forms with FDF Data and/or Flatten Forms
  • Apply a Background Watermark
  • Report PDF on metrics, including metadata and bookmarks
  • Update PDF Metadata
  • Attach Files to PDF Pages or the PDF Document
  • Unpack PDF Attachments
  • Burst a PDF document into single pages
  • Uncompress and re-compress page streams
  • Repair corrupted PDF (where possible)

To fix this problem, we can install more using the command below.

sudo apt-get -y install pdftk-java

This command might take some time to finish depending on your machine internet connection.

You can also use apt command to install pdftk-java.

sudo apt -y install pdftk-java

Or if you have aptitude installed you can use the following command.

sudo aptitude install pdftk-java

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to fix pdftk.pdftk-java command not found error in Ubuntu / Debian / Kali Linux or Raspbian distribution.