How To Install jpegoptim on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install jpegoptim on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is jpegoptim
jpegoptim is:
Jpegoptim can optimize/compress jpeg files. Program support lossless optimization, which is based on optimizing the Huffman tables. So called, “lossy” optimization (compression) is done by re-encoding the image using user specified image quality factor.
There are three methods to install jpegoptim 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 jpegoptim Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install jpegoptim using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install jpegoptim
Install jpegoptim Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install jpegoptim using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install jpegoptim
Install jpegoptim 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 jpegoptim using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install jpegoptim
How To Uninstall jpegoptim on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the jpegoptim package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove jpegoptim
Uninstall jpegoptim And Its Dependencies
To uninstall jpegoptim and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove jpegoptim
Remove jpegoptim Configurations and Data
To remove jpegoptim configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge jpegoptim
Remove jpegoptim configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove jpegoptim configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge jpegoptim
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install jpegoptim package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
