How To Install gimp-data-extras on Debian 9

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-data-extras on Debian 9.

What is gimp-data-extras

gimp-data-extras is:

This package contains extra brushes and patterns for more GIMPy artistic enjoyment.

There are three methods to install gimp-data-extras 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 gimp-data-extras 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-data-extras using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install gimp-data-extras

Install gimp-data-extras Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gimp-data-extras

Install gimp-data-extras 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 gimp-data-extras using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gimp-data-extras

How To Uninstall gimp-data-extras on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove gimp-data-extras

Uninstall gimp-data-extras And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gimp-data-extras and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gimp-data-extras

Remove gimp-data-extras Configurations and Data

To remove gimp-data-extras configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gimp-data-extras

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

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gimp-data-extras

Dependencies

gimp-data-extras have the following dependencies:

References

• gimp-data-extras website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-data-extras package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.