How To Install libgimp2.0 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 libgimp2.0 on Ubuntu.
What is libgimp2.0
libgimp2.0 is:
This package includes the libgimp libraries, which are necessary to run GIMP and third-party GIMP plugins.
There are three methods to install libgimp2.0 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 libgimp2.0 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgimp2.0 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgimp2.0
Install libgimp2.0 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgimp2.0 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgimp2.0
Install libgimp2.0 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 libgimp2.0 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgimp2.0
How To Uninstall libgimp2.0 on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the libgimp2.0 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgimp2.0
Uninstall libgimp2.0 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgimp2.0 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgimp2.0
Remove libgimp2.0 Configurations and Data
To remove libgimp2.0 configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgimp2.0
Remove libgimp2.0 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgimp2.0 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgimp2.0
Dependencies
libgimp2.0 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgimp2.0 package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.