How To Install openexr-viewers on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install openexr-viewers on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is openexr-viewers
openexr-viewers is:
OpenEXR is a high dynamic-range (HDR) image file format developed by Industrial Light & Magic for use in computer imaging applications.
This package contains the following utility:
- exrdisplay : simple viewer for EXR images
There are three methods to install openexr-viewers 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 openexr-viewers Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install openexr-viewers using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install openexr-viewers
Install openexr-viewers Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install openexr-viewers using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install openexr-viewers
Install openexr-viewers 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 openexr-viewers using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install openexr-viewers
How To Uninstall openexr-viewers on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the openexr-viewers package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove openexr-viewers
Uninstall openexr-viewers And Its Dependencies
To uninstall openexr-viewers and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove openexr-viewers
Remove openexr-viewers Configurations and Data
To remove openexr-viewers configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge openexr-viewers
Remove openexr-viewers configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove openexr-viewers configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge openexr-viewers
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install openexr-viewers package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
