How To Install pfsglview on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install pfsglview
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is pfsglview
pfsglview is:
PFS is a high-dynamic range (HDR) image format. It is an attempt to integrate existing file formats by providing a simple data format that can be used to exchange data between applications.
This package contains a viewer implemented in OpenGL/GLUT.
There are three methods to install pfsglview
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 pfsglview Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get
using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pfsglview
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pfsglview
Install pfsglview Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pfsglview
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pfsglview
Install pfsglview 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 pfsglview
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pfsglview
How To Uninstall pfsglview on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the pfsglview
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pfsglview
Uninstall pfsglview And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pfsglview
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pfsglview
Remove pfsglview Configurations and Data
To remove pfsglview
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pfsglview
Remove pfsglview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pfsglview
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pfsglview
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pfsglview
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.