How To Install libethumb1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libethumb1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libethumb1
libethumb1 is:
Ethumb uses Evas to generate thumbnail images of given files. The API allows great customization of the generated files and also helps complying to FreeDesktop.Org Thumbnail Specification.
There are three methods to install libethumb1 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 libethumb1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libethumb1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libethumb1
Install libethumb1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libethumb1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libethumb1
Install libethumb1 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 libethumb1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libethumb1
How To Uninstall libethumb1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libethumb1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libethumb1
Uninstall libethumb1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libethumb1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libethumb1
Remove libethumb1 Configurations and Data
To remove libethumb1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libethumb1
Remove libethumb1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libethumb1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libethumb1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libethumb1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
