How To Install mypaint-data on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mypaint-data on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is mypaint-data
mypaint-data is:
MyPaint is a pressure- and tilt-sensitive painting program which works well with Wacom graphics tablets and other similar devices. It comes with a large brush collection including charcoal and ink to emulate real media, but the highly configurable brush engine allows you to experiment with your own brushes and with not-quite-natural painting.
This package contains icons and backgrounds for the MyPaint program.
There are three methods to install mypaint-data 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 mypaint-data Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mypaint-data using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mypaint-data
Install mypaint-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mypaint-data using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mypaint-data
Install mypaint-data 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 mypaint-data using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mypaint-data
How To Uninstall mypaint-data on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the mypaint-data package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mypaint-data
Uninstall mypaint-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mypaint-data and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mypaint-data
Remove mypaint-data Configurations and Data
To remove mypaint-data configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mypaint-data
Remove mypaint-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mypaint-data configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mypaint-data
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mypaint-data package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
