How To Install imageinfo on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install imageinfo
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is imageinfo
imageinfo is:
imageinfo prints image attributes (e.g. format, geometry) selected via command line options. It is similar in function to the ImageMagick “identify” utility, but provides some additional attributes (such as details of embedded ICC profiles), and is more convenient for use within a script since the command line selection of specific attributes avoids unnecessary computation and allows easier parsing of the result.
There are three methods to install imageinfo
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 imageinfo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install imageinfo
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install imageinfo
Install imageinfo Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install imageinfo
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install imageinfo
Install imageinfo 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 imageinfo
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install imageinfo
How To Uninstall imageinfo on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the imageinfo
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove imageinfo
Uninstall imageinfo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall imageinfo
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove imageinfo
Remove imageinfo Configurations and Data
To remove imageinfo
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge imageinfo
Remove imageinfo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove imageinfo
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge imageinfo
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install imageinfo
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.