How To Install rgbpaint on Debian 10

Learn how to install rgbpaint on Debian 10 with this tutorial. rgbpaint is simple pixel-based painting program

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rgbpaint on Debian 10.

What is rgbpaint

rgbpaint is:

This package provides the simplified painting program rgbPaint, a spin-off from mtPaint by the same authors. Light on dependencies, it can edit and save images in ICO, JPEG, or PNG format only, though it can also read GIF, PCX, SVG, TGA, and TIFF formats.

The user interface is intentionally kept simple, without drop-down menus. Ten brushes are provided, and a palette of twenty colors, each of which can be replaced from a color blender. The available actions are painting, filling, and area selection. The program can also start by taking a screen snapshot to use as the initial image.

Originally aimed at the OLPC initiative, rgbPaint works well with the Sugar desktop environment - especially with a graphics tablet; even young children can quickly master it to produce true brushwork!

There are three methods to install rgbpaint on Debian 10. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install rgbpaint Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rgbpaint

Install rgbpaint Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install rgbpaint

Install rgbpaint 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 rgbpaint using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rgbpaint

How To Uninstall rgbpaint on Debian 10

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

sudo apt-get remove rgbpaint

Uninstall rgbpaint And Its Dependencies

To uninstall rgbpaint and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 10, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rgbpaint

Remove rgbpaint Configurations and Data

To remove rgbpaint configuration and data from Debian 10 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rgbpaint

Remove rgbpaint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rgbpaint

Dependencies

rgbpaint have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install rgbpaint package on Debian 10 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.