How To Install flickrbackup on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install flickrbackup on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is flickrbackup
flickrbackup is:
flickrbackup is a simple python script which make a local copy of all your pictures hosted in flickr.com.
It downloads the pictures and organize them using your set names. flickrbackup is also able to store title, description, tags and other metadata from flickr sets as EXIF data.
There are three methods to install flickrbackup 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 flickrbackup Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install flickrbackup using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install flickrbackup
Install flickrbackup Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install flickrbackup using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install flickrbackup
Install flickrbackup 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 flickrbackup using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install flickrbackup
How To Uninstall flickrbackup on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the flickrbackup package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove flickrbackup
Uninstall flickrbackup And Its Dependencies
To uninstall flickrbackup and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove flickrbackup
Remove flickrbackup Configurations and Data
To remove flickrbackup configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge flickrbackup
Remove flickrbackup configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove flickrbackup configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge flickrbackup
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install flickrbackup package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
