How To Install postr on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install postr on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is postr
postr is:
Postr is a Flickr uploading tool for the GNOME desktop, which aims to be simple to use but exposing enough of Flickr to be useful.
It has a simple user interface, and lets you set common attributes for your photos: title, description, tags, sets, groups, privacy, licence, etc.
It is integrated with Nautilus: you can either run postr when you are browsing your photos or just drag them from Nautilus to drop them in Postr.
There are three methods to install postr 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 postr Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install postr using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install postr
Install postr Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install postr using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install postr
Install postr 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 postr using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install postr
How To Uninstall postr on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the postr package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove postr
Uninstall postr And Its Dependencies
To uninstall postr and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove postr
Remove postr Configurations and Data
To remove postr configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge postr
Remove postr configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove postr configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge postr
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install postr package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
