How To Install pinta on Debian 9
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pinta on Debian 9.
What is pinta
pinta is:
Pinta is an easy to use drawing/editing program. Its goal is to provide a simplified experience for casual users.
Features include:
- Adjustments (Auto level, Black and White, Sepia, ??)
- Effects (Motion blur, Glow, Warp, ??)
- Multiple layers
- Unlimited undo/redo
- Drawing tools (Paintbrush, Pencil, Shapes, ??)
There are three methods to install pinta 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 pinta Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pinta using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pinta
Install pinta Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pinta using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pinta
Install pinta 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 pinta using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pinta
How To Uninstall pinta on Debian 9
To uninstall only the pinta package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pinta
Uninstall pinta And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pinta and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pinta
Remove pinta Configurations and Data
To remove pinta configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pinta
Remove pinta configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pinta configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pinta
Dependencies
pinta have the following dependencies:
- mono-runtime
- libc6
- libcairo2
- libgdk-pixbuf2.0-0
- libglib2.0-cil
- libgtk2.0-cil
- libmono-addins-gui0.2-cil
- libmono-addins0.2-cil
- libmono-cairo4.0-cil
- libmono-corlib4.5-cil
- libmono-posix4.0-cil
- libmono-sharpzip4.84-cil
- libmono-system-core4.0-cil
- libmono-system-xml4.0-cil
- libmono-system4.0-cil
- gnome-icon-theme
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pinta package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
