How To Install gimp-dcraw on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-dcraw on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gimp-dcraw
gimp-dcraw is:
This is a plug-in for the GIMP which uses dcraw to load the RAW format files used by certain digital cameras (see dcraw for supported models). It is by the same author as dcraw itself.
There are three methods to install gimp-dcraw 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-dcraw 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-dcraw using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gimp-dcraw
Install gimp-dcraw Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gimp-dcraw using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gimp-dcraw
Install gimp-dcraw 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-dcraw using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gimp-dcraw
How To Uninstall gimp-dcraw on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gimp-dcraw package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gimp-dcraw
Uninstall gimp-dcraw And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gimp-dcraw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gimp-dcraw
Remove gimp-dcraw Configurations and Data
To remove gimp-dcraw configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gimp-dcraw
Remove gimp-dcraw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gimp-dcraw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gimp-dcraw
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-dcraw package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
