How To Install phatch on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install phatch on Debian 9. phatch is simple to use Photo Batch Processor - GUI

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install phatch on Debian 9.

What is phatch

phatch is:

Phatch handles all popular image formats and can duplicate (sub)folder hierarchies. It can batch resize, rotate, apply perspective, shadows, rounded corners, … and more in minutes instead of hours or days if you do it manually. Phatch allows you to use EXIF and IPTC tags for renaming and data stamping.

There are three methods to install phatch on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install phatch Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install phatch

Install phatch Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install phatch using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install phatch

Install phatch 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install phatch using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install phatch

How To Uninstall phatch on Debian 9

To uninstall only the phatch package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove phatch

Uninstall phatch And Its Dependencies

To uninstall phatch and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove phatch

Remove phatch Configurations and Data

To remove phatch configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge phatch

Remove phatch configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge phatch

Dependencies

phatch have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install phatch package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.