How To Install apng2gif on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install apng2gif on Ubuntu 22.04. apng2gif is tool for converting APNG images to animated GIF format

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install apng2gif on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is apng2gif

apng2gif is:

This package provides a command line tool for converting images from Animated PNG to animated GIF format.

The Animated Portable Network Graphics (APNG) file format is an extension to the Portable Network Graphics (PNG) specification. It allows for animated PNG files that work similarly to animated GIF files, while retaining backward compatibility with non-animated PNG files and adding support for 8-bit transparency and 24-bit images.

There are three methods to install apng2gif 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 apng2gif Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install apng2gif using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install apng2gif

Install apng2gif Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install apng2gif using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install apng2gif

Install apng2gif 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 apng2gif using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install apng2gif

How To Uninstall apng2gif on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the apng2gif package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove apng2gif

Uninstall apng2gif And Its Dependencies

To uninstall apng2gif and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove apng2gif

Remove apng2gif Configurations and Data

To remove apng2gif configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge apng2gif

Remove apng2gif configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove apng2gif configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge apng2gif

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install apng2gif package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.