How To Install pikopixel.app on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pikopixel.app
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pikopixel.app
pikopixel.app is:
PikoPixel is a free, open-source application for drawing & editing pixel-art images & icons.
Features:
- Easy to use
- Unlimited undo
- Supports multiple layers
- Customizable canvas background & grid patterns
- Hotkey-activated popup panels
- Export upscaled images
- Supports linear (gamma-correct) color blending
Originally a Mac app, PikoPixel runs natively on GNU/Linux by using the GNUstep framework.
There are three methods to install pikopixel.app
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 pikopixel.app Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pikopixel.app
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pikopixel.app
Install pikopixel.app Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pikopixel.app
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pikopixel.app
Install pikopixel.app 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 pikopixel.app
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pikopixel.app
How To Uninstall pikopixel.app on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pikopixel.app
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pikopixel.app
Uninstall pikopixel.app And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pikopixel.app
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pikopixel.app
Remove pikopixel.app Configurations and Data
To remove pikopixel.app
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pikopixel.app
Remove pikopixel.app configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pikopixel.app
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pikopixel.app
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pikopixel.app
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.