How To Install gimp-data-extras on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-data-extras on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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-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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, 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 Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-data-extras package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.