How To Install gif2png on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gif2png on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gif2png
gif2png is:
This program can convert GIF images to PNG images. It also contains the script “web2png” which converts entire websites from GIF to PNG and updates the HTML accordingly.
There are three methods to install gif2png on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install gif2png Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gif2png using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gif2png
Install gif2png Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gif2png using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gif2png
Install gif2png 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 gif2png using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gif2png
How To Uninstall gif2png on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gif2png package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gif2png
Uninstall gif2png And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gif2png and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gif2png
Remove gif2png Configurations and Data
To remove gif2png configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gif2png
Remove gif2png configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gif2png configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gif2png
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gif2png package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
