How To Install libmagickwand-6.q16-6 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagickwand-6.q16-6 on Ubuntu 20.04. libmagickwand-6.q16-6 is image manipulation library – quantum depth Q16 image manipulation library – quantum depth Q16

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagickwand-6.q16-6 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libmagickwand-6.q16-6

libmagickwand-6.q16-6 is:

The MagickWand API is the recommended interface between the C programming language and the ImageMagick image processing libraries. Unlike the MagickCore C API, MagickWand uses only a few opaque types. Accessors are available to set or get important wand properties.

This package contains the C libraries needed to run executables that make use of MagickWand.

This version of libmagickwand is compiled for a channel depth of 16 bits (Q16). Task: lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-publishing, ubuntustudio-graphics, ubuntustudio-audio

Package: libmagickwand-6.q16-6 Architecture: amd64 Version: 8:6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11 Multi-Arch: same Priority: optional Section: universe/libs Source: imagemagick Origin: Ubuntu Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers [email protected] Original-Maintainer: ImageMagick Packaging Team [email protected] Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug Installed-Size: 1340 Pre-Depends: dpkg (>= 1.17.6) Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libgomp1 (>= 4.9), libmagickcore-6.q16-6 (>= 8:6.9.10.23), libx11-6, imagemagick-6-common (>= 8:6.9.6.2+dfsg-3) Filename: pool/universe/i/imagemagick/libmagickwand-6.q16-6_6.9.10.23+dfsg-2.1ubuntu11_amd64.deb Size: 304732 MD5sum: d61bc1c8472766db2acfac58953b6309 SHA1: 51f9d658cb7bc0e08729775e8fca5b3639dbf6b4 SHA256: 872f907e74e3c5f620daf2c3eff1862a04b9b4aeb4aa39a2352aeed08cede050 Homepage: https://www.imagemagick.org/ Description-en: image manipulation library – quantum depth Q16 The MagickWand API is the recommended interface between the C programming language and the ImageMagick image processing libraries. Unlike the MagickCore C API, MagickWand uses only a few opaque types. Accessors are available to set or get important wand properties.

This package contains the C libraries needed to run executables that make use of MagickWand.

This version of libmagickwand is compiled for a channel depth of 16 bits (Q16). Task: lubuntu-desktop, ubuntustudio-video, ubuntustudio-publishing, ubuntustudio-graphics, ubuntustudio-audio

There are three methods to install libmagickwand-6.q16-6 on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libmagickwand-6.q16-6 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libmagickwand-6.q16-6 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libmagickwand-6.q16-6

Install libmagickwand-6.q16-6 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libmagickwand-6.q16-6 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libmagickwand-6.q16-6

Install libmagickwand-6.q16-6 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 libmagickwand-6.q16-6 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libmagickwand-6.q16-6

How To Uninstall libmagickwand-6.q16-6 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libmagickwand-6.q16-6 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libmagickwand-6.q16-6

Uninstall libmagickwand-6.q16-6 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libmagickwand-6.q16-6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libmagickwand-6.q16-6

Remove libmagickwand-6.q16-6 Configurations and Data

To remove libmagickwand-6.q16-6 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libmagickwand-6.q16-6

Remove libmagickwand-6.q16-6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libmagickwand-6.q16-6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libmagickwand-6.q16-6

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libmagickwand-6.q16-6 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.