How To Install renrot on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install renrot on Debian 9. renrot is Rename and rotate files according to EXIF tags

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install renrot on Debian 9.

What is renrot

renrot is:

RenRot renames files according the DateTimeOriginal and FileModifyDate EXIF tags, if they exist. Otherwise, the name will be set according to the current timestamp. Additionally, it rotates JPEG images and their thumbnails, using the Orientation EXIF tag.

There are three methods to install renrot on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install renrot Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install renrot

Install renrot Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install renrot

Install renrot 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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

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

sudo aptitude -y install renrot

How To Uninstall renrot on Debian 9

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

sudo apt-get remove renrot

Uninstall renrot And Its Dependencies

To uninstall renrot and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove renrot

Remove renrot Configurations and Data

To remove renrot configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge renrot

Remove renrot configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge renrot

Dependencies

renrot have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install renrot package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.