How To Install rapid-photo-downloader on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install rapid-photo-downloader on Ubuntu 18.04. rapid-photo-downloader is Photo downloader (importer) from cameras, memory cards, other devices

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install rapid-photo-downloader on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is rapid-photo-downloader

rapid-photo-downloader is:

Rapid Photo Downloader can be used by both professional and amateur photographers to download photos and videos from multiple cameras, memory cards and Portable Storage Devices simultaneously. It provides many flexible, user-defined options for subfolder creation, photo and video renaming, and backup.

There are three methods to install rapid-photo-downloader 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 rapid-photo-downloader Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install rapid-photo-downloader

Install rapid-photo-downloader Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install rapid-photo-downloader using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install rapid-photo-downloader

Install rapid-photo-downloader 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 rapid-photo-downloader using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install rapid-photo-downloader

How To Uninstall rapid-photo-downloader on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the rapid-photo-downloader package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove rapid-photo-downloader

Uninstall rapid-photo-downloader And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove rapid-photo-downloader

Remove rapid-photo-downloader Configurations and Data

To remove rapid-photo-downloader configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge rapid-photo-downloader

Remove rapid-photo-downloader configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove rapid-photo-downloader configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rapid-photo-downloader

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Summary

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