How To Install libsixel-examples on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsixel-examples on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsixel-examples
libsixel-examples is:
SIXEL is one of image formats for printer and terminal imaging introduced by Digital Equipment Corp. (DEC). Its data scheme is represented as a terminal-friendly escape sequence. So if you want to view a SIXEL image file, all you have to do is “cat” it to your terminal.
The package contains examples of libsixel.
There are three methods to install libsixel-examples 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 libsixel-examples Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsixel-examples using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsixel-examples
Install libsixel-examples Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsixel-examples using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsixel-examples
Install libsixel-examples 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 libsixel-examples using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsixel-examples
How To Uninstall libsixel-examples on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsixel-examples package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsixel-examples
Uninstall libsixel-examples And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsixel-examples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsixel-examples
Remove libsixel-examples Configurations and Data
To remove libsixel-examples configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsixel-examples
Remove libsixel-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsixel-examples configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsixel-examples
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsixel-examples package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
