How To Install darktable on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install darktable on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is darktable
darktable is:
Darktable manages your digital negatives in a database and lets you view them through a zoomable lighttable. it also enables you to develop raw images and enhance them.
It tries to fill the gap between the many excellent existing free raw converters and image management tools (such as ufraw or f-spot). The user interface is built around efficient caching of image metadata and mipmaps, all stored in a database. the user will always be able to interact, even if the full resolution image is not yet loaded.
All editing is fully non-destructive and only operates on cached image buffers for display. the full image is only converted during export. The frontend is written in gtk+/cairo, the database uses sqlite3, raw image loading is done using rawspeed, high-dynamic range, and standard image formats such as jpeg are also supported. The core operates completely on floating point values, so darktable can not only be used for photography but also for scientifically acquired images or output of renderers (high dynamic range). Task: ubuntustudio-photography
There are three methods to install darktable on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install darktable Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install darktable using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install darktable
Install darktable Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install darktable using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install darktable
Install darktable 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 darktable using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install darktable
How To Uninstall darktable on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the darktable package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove darktable
Uninstall darktable And Its Dependencies
To uninstall darktable and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove darktable
Remove darktable Configurations and Data
To remove darktable configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge darktable
Remove darktable configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove darktable configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge darktable
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install darktable package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
