How To Install imgsizer on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install imgsizer on Ubuntu 22.04. imgsizer is Adds WIDTH and HEIGHT attributes to IMG tags in HTML files

Introduction

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

What is imgsizer

imgsizer is:

The imgsizer script automates away the tedious task of creating and updating the extension HEIGHT and WIDTH parameters in HTML IMG tags. These parameters help browsers to multi-thread image loading, instead of having to load images in strict sequence in order to have each one’s dimensions available so the next can be placed. This generally allows text on the remainder of the page to load much faster.

The package needs either the imagemagick package or both the file and libjpeg-progs packages.

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

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install imgsizer

Install imgsizer Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install imgsizer

Install imgsizer 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 imgsizer using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install imgsizer

How To Uninstall imgsizer on Ubuntu 22.04

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

sudo apt-get remove imgsizer

Uninstall imgsizer And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove imgsizer

Remove imgsizer Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge imgsizer

Remove imgsizer configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge imgsizer

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Summary

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