How To Install libimgscalr-java on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libimgscalr-java on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libimgscalr-java
libimgscalr-java is:
imgscalr is a simple and efficient image-scaling and manipulation library implemented in pure Java. It provides performant (hardware accelerated), good-looking and intelligent image-scaling algorithms. This class implements the Java2D “best practices” when it comes to scaling images as well as Chris Campbell’s incremental scaling algorithm proposed as the best method to downsize images for use as thumbnails.
There are three methods to install libimgscalr-java 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 libimgscalr-java Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libimgscalr-java using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libimgscalr-java
Install libimgscalr-java Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libimgscalr-java using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libimgscalr-java
Install libimgscalr-java 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 libimgscalr-java using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libimgscalr-java
How To Uninstall libimgscalr-java on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libimgscalr-java package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libimgscalr-java
Uninstall libimgscalr-java And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libimgscalr-java and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libimgscalr-java
Remove libimgscalr-java Configurations and Data
To remove libimgscalr-java configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libimgscalr-java
Remove libimgscalr-java configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libimgscalr-java configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libimgscalr-java
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libimgscalr-java package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
