How To Install libethumb-client1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libethumb-client1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libethumb-client1 is Library to create thumbnails using a D-Bus-actived server

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libethumb-client1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libethumb-client1

libethumb-client1 is:

Ethumb-Client creates thumbnails by communicating with a thumbnail generation server using standard D-Bus protocol. The server uses Ethumb itself to generate the thumbnail images and cache them using FreeDesktop.Org standard.

There are three methods to install libethumb-client1 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 libethumb-client1 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libethumb-client1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libethumb-client1

Install libethumb-client1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libethumb-client1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libethumb-client1

Install libethumb-client1 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 libethumb-client1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libethumb-client1

How To Uninstall libethumb-client1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libethumb-client1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libethumb-client1

Uninstall libethumb-client1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libethumb-client1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libethumb-client1

Remove libethumb-client1 Configurations and Data

To remove libethumb-client1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libethumb-client1

Remove libethumb-client1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libethumb-client1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libethumb-client1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libethumb-client1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.