How To Install gimp-cbmplugs on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-cbmplugs on Ubuntu 18.04. gimp-cbmplugs is plugins for The GIMP to import/export Commodore 64 files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-cbmplugs on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is gimp-cbmplugs

gimp-cbmplugs is:

This set of plugins provides The GIMP with support for importing from and exporting to several different file-formats used on the Commodore 64. A palette that tries to imitate the colours of the Commodore 64 as closely as possible is also included.

There are three methods to install gimp-cbmplugs 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 gimp-cbmplugs Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gimp-cbmplugs

Install gimp-cbmplugs Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gimp-cbmplugs

Install gimp-cbmplugs 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 gimp-cbmplugs using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gimp-cbmplugs

How To Uninstall gimp-cbmplugs on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the gimp-cbmplugs package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gimp-cbmplugs

Uninstall gimp-cbmplugs And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gimp-cbmplugs and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gimp-cbmplugs

Remove gimp-cbmplugs Configurations and Data

To remove gimp-cbmplugs configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gimp-cbmplugs

Remove gimp-cbmplugs configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gimp-cbmplugs

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-cbmplugs package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.