How To Install photoprint on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install photoprint on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is photoprint
photoprint is:
PhotoPrint is a utility offering special features for printing digital photographs and other images. It can print multiple images on a single page, create posters split over several pages, arrange images into a sort of carousel when printing on CDs, adding fading or decorative borders to images, etc. It also supports use of ICC colour profiles and sending 16-bit data to the printer.
There are three methods to install photoprint 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 photoprint Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install photoprint using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install photoprint
Install photoprint Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install photoprint using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install photoprint
Install photoprint 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 photoprint using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install photoprint
How To Uninstall photoprint on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the photoprint package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove photoprint
Uninstall photoprint And Its Dependencies
To uninstall photoprint and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove photoprint
Remove photoprint Configurations and Data
To remove photoprint configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge photoprint
Remove photoprint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove photoprint configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge photoprint
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install photoprint package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
