How To Install pinta on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pinta
on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is pinta
pinta is:
Pinta is an easy to use drawing/editing program. Its goal is to provide a simplified experience for casual users.
Features include:
- Adjustments (Auto level, Black and White, Sepia, …)
- Effects (Motion blur, Glow, Warp, …)
- Multiple layers
- Unlimited undo/redo
- Drawing tools (Paintbrush, Pencil, Shapes, …)
There are three methods to install pinta
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 pinta Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pinta
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pinta
Install pinta Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pinta
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pinta
Install pinta 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 pinta
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pinta
How To Uninstall pinta on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the pinta
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pinta
Uninstall pinta And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pinta
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pinta
Remove pinta Configurations and Data
To remove pinta
configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pinta
Remove pinta configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pinta
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pinta
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pinta
package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.