How To Install python-imagesize on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-imagesize on Ubuntu 18.04. python-imagesize is Python 2 module for getting image size from png/jpeg/jpeg2000/gif file

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python-imagesize on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python-imagesize

python-imagesize is:

This small module parses image header and returns width and height of the image. Supported formats are: PNG, JPEG, JPEG2000, GIF.

This is the Python 2 version of the module.

There are three methods to install python-imagesize 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 python-imagesize Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install python-imagesize

Install python-imagesize Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python-imagesize

Install python-imagesize 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 python-imagesize using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python-imagesize

How To Uninstall python-imagesize on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python-imagesize package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python-imagesize

Uninstall python-imagesize And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-imagesize

Remove python-imagesize Configurations and Data

To remove python-imagesize configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python-imagesize

Remove python-imagesize configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-imagesize

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Summary

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