How To Install compface on Ubuntu
Posted on April 1, 2023 (Last modified on May 20, 2023 )
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Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install compface on Ubuntu.
What is compface
compface is:
Converts 48x48 .xbm format (X bitmap) files to a compressed format that can be placed in your X-Face: mail header. Some mailreaders, like exmh will then display this image when the user is reading your mail.
There are three methods to install compface on Ubuntu. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install compface Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install compface using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install compface
Install compface Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install compface using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install compface
Install compface 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 compface using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install compface
How To Uninstall compface on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the compface package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove compface
Uninstall compface And Its Dependencies
To uninstall compface and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove compface
Remove compface Configurations and Data
To remove compface configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge compface
Remove compface configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove compface configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge compface
Dependencies
compface have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install compface package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.