How To Install exif 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 exif on Ubuntu.
What is exif
exif is:
Most digital cameras produce EXIF files, which are JPEG files with extra tags that contain information about the image.
’exif’ is a small command-line utility to show EXIF information hidden in JPEG files.
There are three methods to install exif 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 exif Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install exif using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install exif
Install exif Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install exif using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install exif
Install exif 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 exif using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install exif
How To Uninstall exif on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the exif package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove exif
Uninstall exif And Its Dependencies
To uninstall exif and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove exif
Remove exif Configurations and Data
To remove exif configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge exif
Remove exif configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove exif configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge exif
Dependencies
exif have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install exif package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.