How To Install gpick on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpick on Ubuntu 22.04. gpick is advanced GTK+ color picker

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpick on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is gpick

gpick is:

gpick is an advanced color picker used to pick colors from anywhere on the screen, mix them to get new colors, generate shades and tints, and export palettes to common file formats or simply copy them to the clipboard.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gpick

Install gpick Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install gpick

Install gpick 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 gpick using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gpick

How To Uninstall gpick on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove gpick

Uninstall gpick And Its Dependencies

To uninstall gpick and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gpick

Remove gpick Configurations and Data

To remove gpick configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gpick

Remove gpick configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gpick

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install gpick package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.