How To Install python3-lensfun on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-lensfun on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-lensfun
python3-lensfun is:
Lensfun is an opensource database of photographic lenses and their characteristics. It contains three kinds of objects:
- mounts
- cameras
- lenses
It is used in various photo-related software in which it allows the correction of various artifacts:
- distortion
- transveral (also known as lateral) chromatic aberrations
- vignetting
- colour contribution of the lens (correcting said “yellowish” or “blueish” images)
It provides a way to read and search for specific things in the database.
This package contains the Python3 ’lensfun’ module.
There are three methods to install python3-lensfun 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 python3-lensfun Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-lensfun using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-lensfun
Install python3-lensfun Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-lensfun using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-lensfun
Install python3-lensfun 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 python3-lensfun using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-lensfun
How To Uninstall python3-lensfun on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-lensfun package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-lensfun
Uninstall python3-lensfun And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-lensfun and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-lensfun
Remove python3-lensfun Configurations and Data
To remove python3-lensfun configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-lensfun
Remove python3-lensfun configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-lensfun configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-lensfun
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-lensfun package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
