How To Install findimagedupes on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install findimagedupes on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is findimagedupes
findimagedupes is:
findimagedupes is a commandline utility which performs a rough “visual diff” to two images. This allows you to compare two images or a whole tree of images and determine if any are similar or identical. On common image types, findimagedupes seems to be around 98% accurate.
There are three methods to install findimagedupes on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install findimagedupes Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install findimagedupes using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install findimagedupes
Install findimagedupes Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install findimagedupes using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install findimagedupes
Install findimagedupes 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 findimagedupes using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install findimagedupes
How To Uninstall findimagedupes on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the findimagedupes package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove findimagedupes
Uninstall findimagedupes And Its Dependencies
To uninstall findimagedupes and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove findimagedupes
Remove findimagedupes Configurations and Data
To remove findimagedupes configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge findimagedupes
Remove findimagedupes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove findimagedupes configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge findimagedupes
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install findimagedupes package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
