How To Install renrot on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install renrot on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 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 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove renrot
Remove renrot Configurations and Data
To remove renrot configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install renrot package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
