How To Install imageinfo on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install imageinfo on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is imageinfo
imageinfo is:
imageinfo prints image attributes (e.g. format, geometry) selected via command line options. It is similar in function to the ImageMagick “identify” utility, but provides some additional attributes (such as details of embedded ICC profiles), and is more convenient for use within a script since the command line selection of specific attributes avoids unnecessary computation and allows easier parsing of the result.
There are three methods to install imageinfo on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install imageinfo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install imageinfo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install imageinfo
Install imageinfo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install imageinfo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install imageinfo
Install imageinfo 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 imageinfo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install imageinfo
How To Uninstall imageinfo on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the imageinfo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove imageinfo
Uninstall imageinfo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall imageinfo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove imageinfo
Remove imageinfo Configurations and Data
To remove imageinfo configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge imageinfo
Remove imageinfo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove imageinfo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge imageinfo
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install imageinfo package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.