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