How To Install uprightdiff on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install uprightdiff on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is uprightdiff
uprightdiff is:
This utility examines the differences between two images. It produces a visual annotation and reports statistics.
It is optimised for images which come from browser screenshots. It analyses the image for vertical motion, and annotates connected regions that have the same vertical displacement. Then it highlights any remaining (“residual”) differences which are not explained by vertical motion on a pixel-by-pixel basis.
There are three methods to install uprightdiff 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 uprightdiff Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install uprightdiff using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install uprightdiff
Install uprightdiff Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install uprightdiff using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install uprightdiff
Install uprightdiff 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 uprightdiff using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install uprightdiff
How To Uninstall uprightdiff on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the uprightdiff package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove uprightdiff
Uninstall uprightdiff And Its Dependencies
To uninstall uprightdiff and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove uprightdiff
Remove uprightdiff Configurations and Data
To remove uprightdiff configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge uprightdiff
Remove uprightdiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove uprightdiff configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge uprightdiff
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install uprightdiff package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
