How To Install enfuse on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install enfuse on Ubuntu 20.04. enfuse is image exposure blending tool

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install enfuse on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is enfuse

enfuse is:

Enfuse blends differently exposed images of the same scene into a nice output image, without producing intermediate HDR images that are then tonemapped to a viewable image. This simplified process often works much better and quicker than the currently known tonemapping algorithms.

The exposure blending is done using the Mertens-Kautz-Van Reeth exposure fusion algorithm. The basic idea is that pixels in the input images are weighted according to qualities such as proper exposure, good contrast, and high saturation. These weights determine how much a given pixel will contribute to the final image.

Enfuse does not align images for you. Use a tool like Hugin or PanoTools to do this. The TIFFs produced by these programs are exactly what Enfuse is designed to work with.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install enfuse

Install enfuse Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install enfuse

Install enfuse 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 enfuse using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install enfuse

How To Uninstall enfuse on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove enfuse

Uninstall enfuse And Its Dependencies

To uninstall enfuse and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove enfuse

Remove enfuse Configurations and Data

To remove enfuse configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge enfuse

Remove enfuse configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge enfuse

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install enfuse package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.