How To Install tupi on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install tupi on Ubuntu 18.04. tupi is 2D Animation design and authoring tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install tupi on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is tupi

tupi is:

Tupi: 2D Magic is a design and authoring tool for digital artists interested in 2D Animation, offering an interface experience focused on 8-100 years old kids. It’s source code is based on the KTooN project.

Some of its main features are: basic illustration tools (shapes, fill, text), gradient tools, onion skin, brushes editor, pencil with smoothness support, basic object library (for svg files and raster images) and many others.

Using its modules of Animation and Reproduction you can export 2D projects to several formats as OGG, MPEG, AVI, MOV and SWF. Additionally, the option of exporting Image arrays as output is available.

There are three methods to install tupi 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 tupi Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install tupi

Install tupi Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install tupi

Install tupi 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 tupi using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install tupi

How To Uninstall tupi on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove tupi

Uninstall tupi And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove tupi

Remove tupi Configurations and Data

To remove tupi configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge tupi

Remove tupi configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge tupi

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Summary

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