How To Install yasw on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install yasw on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is yasw
yasw is:
YASW (Yet Another Scan Wizard) is an application used to correct images taken with a camera. It can be used to post process the scanning of a book or to correct an individual image taken with a camera.
There are three methods to install yasw 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 yasw Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install yasw using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install yasw
Install yasw Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install yasw using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install yasw
Install yasw 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 yasw using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install yasw
How To Uninstall yasw on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the yasw package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove yasw
Uninstall yasw And Its Dependencies
To uninstall yasw and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove yasw
Remove yasw Configurations and Data
To remove yasw configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge yasw
Remove yasw configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove yasw configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge yasw
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install yasw package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
