How To Install simple-image-reducer on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-image-reducer on Ubuntu 18.04. simple-image-reducer is GTK application to easily reduce and rotate images

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install simple-image-reducer on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is simple-image-reducer

simple-image-reducer is:

Simple Image Reducer is an GTK application to easily reduce and rotate images. It can be useful for processing digital photos before sending by email or uploading on the Web. Image files can be supplied to the application from the file manager using the context menu “Open with…”, or dragging files to the main window.

There are three methods to install simple-image-reducer 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 simple-image-reducer Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install simple-image-reducer

Install simple-image-reducer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install simple-image-reducer using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install simple-image-reducer

Install simple-image-reducer 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 simple-image-reducer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install simple-image-reducer

How To Uninstall simple-image-reducer on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the simple-image-reducer package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove simple-image-reducer

Uninstall simple-image-reducer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove simple-image-reducer

Remove simple-image-reducer Configurations and Data

To remove simple-image-reducer configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge simple-image-reducer

Remove simple-image-reducer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove simple-image-reducer configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge simple-image-reducer

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Summary

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