How To Install perceptualdiff on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install perceptualdiff on Ubuntu 22.04. perceptualdiff is perceptual image comparison tool

Introduction

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

What is perceptualdiff

perceptualdiff is:

PerceptualDiff is an image comparison utility that makes use of a computational model of the human visual system to compare two images.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install perceptualdiff

Install perceptualdiff Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install perceptualdiff

Install perceptualdiff 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 perceptualdiff using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install perceptualdiff

How To Uninstall perceptualdiff on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove perceptualdiff

Uninstall perceptualdiff And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove perceptualdiff

Remove perceptualdiff Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge perceptualdiff

Remove perceptualdiff configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge perceptualdiff

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Summary

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