How To Install mypaint on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install mypaint on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is mypaint
mypaint 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 the main program. Task: ubuntustudio-graphics
There are three methods to install mypaint on Ubuntu 20.04. 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 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 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mypaint
Install mypaint Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mypaint using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mypaint
Install mypaint 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 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mypaint
How To Uninstall mypaint on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the mypaint package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mypaint
Uninstall mypaint And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mypaint and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mypaint
Remove mypaint Configurations and Data
To remove mypaint configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mypaint
Remove mypaint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mypaint configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mypaint
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mypaint package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.