How To Install jp2a on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jp2a
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is jp2a
jp2a is:
Small utility that converts JPG images to ASCII (text) using libjpeg. jp2a is very flexible. It can use ANSI colors and html in output.
jp2a can also download and convert images from Internet via command line.
There are three methods to install jp2a
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 jp2a Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jp2a
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jp2a
Install jp2a Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jp2a
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jp2a
Install jp2a 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 jp2a
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jp2a
How To Uninstall jp2a on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the jp2a
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jp2a
Uninstall jp2a And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jp2a
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jp2a
Remove jp2a Configurations and Data
To remove jp2a
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jp2a
Remove jp2a configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jp2a
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jp2a
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jp2a
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.