How To Install synfig-examples on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install synfig-examples on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is synfig-examples
synfig-examples is:
synfig is a vector based 2D animation renderer. It is designed to be capable of producing feature-film quality animation.
This package contains several examples of synfig animations and stills.
There are three methods to install synfig-examples 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 synfig-examples Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install synfig-examples using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install synfig-examples
Install synfig-examples Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install synfig-examples using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install synfig-examples
Install synfig-examples 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 synfig-examples using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install synfig-examples
How To Uninstall synfig-examples on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the synfig-examples package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove synfig-examples
Uninstall synfig-examples And Its Dependencies
To uninstall synfig-examples and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove synfig-examples
Remove synfig-examples Configurations and Data
To remove synfig-examples configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge synfig-examples
Remove synfig-examples configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove synfig-examples configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge synfig-examples
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install synfig-examples package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
