How To Install xloadimage on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install xloadimage on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is xloadimage
xloadimage is:
Can view png, jpeg, gif, tiff, niff, sunraster, fbm, cmuraster, pbm, faces, rle, xwd, vff, mcidas, vicar, pcx, gem, macpaint, xpm and xbm files. Can view images, put them on the root window, or dump them. Does a variety of processing, including: clipping, dithering, depth reduction, zoom, brightening/darkening and merging.
Includes xsetbg, xview and uufilter.
There are three methods to install xloadimage 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 xloadimage Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install xloadimage using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install xloadimage
Install xloadimage Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install xloadimage using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install xloadimage
Install xloadimage 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 xloadimage using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install xloadimage
How To Uninstall xloadimage on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the xloadimage package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove xloadimage
Uninstall xloadimage And Its Dependencies
To uninstall xloadimage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove xloadimage
Remove xloadimage Configurations and Data
To remove xloadimage configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge xloadimage
Remove xloadimage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove xloadimage configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xloadimage
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install xloadimage package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
