How To Install posterazor on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install posterazor on Ubuntu 18.04. posterazor is splits an image across multiple pages for assembly into a poster

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install posterazor on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is posterazor

posterazor is:

The PosteRazor splits an image to form a multi-page PDF document. When printed, the sheets can be arranged to form a large poster of the original image.

There are three methods to install posterazor 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 posterazor Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install posterazor using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install posterazor

Install posterazor Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install posterazor using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install posterazor

Install posterazor 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 posterazor using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install posterazor

How To Uninstall posterazor on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the posterazor package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove posterazor

Uninstall posterazor And Its Dependencies

To uninstall posterazor and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove posterazor

Remove posterazor Configurations and Data

To remove posterazor configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge posterazor

Remove posterazor configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove posterazor configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge posterazor

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install posterazor package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.