How To Install gimp-normalmap on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-normalmap on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is gimp-normalmap
gimp-normalmap is:
This is a plugin for GIMP version 2.0+. It allows you to convert images into RGB normal maps for use in per-pixel lighting applications. The goal is to completely clone NVIDIA’s photoshop plugin, with a few new useful features.
There are three methods to install gimp-normalmap 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 gimp-normalmap Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gimp-normalmap using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gimp-normalmap
Install gimp-normalmap Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gimp-normalmap using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gimp-normalmap
Install gimp-normalmap 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 gimp-normalmap using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gimp-normalmap
How To Uninstall gimp-normalmap on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the gimp-normalmap package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gimp-normalmap
Uninstall gimp-normalmap And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gimp-normalmap and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gimp-normalmap
Remove gimp-normalmap Configurations and Data
To remove gimp-normalmap configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gimp-normalmap
Remove gimp-normalmap configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gimp-normalmap configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gimp-normalmap
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gimp-normalmap package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
