How To Install mirage 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 mirage on Ubuntu.
What is mirage
mirage is:
Mirage is ideal for users who wish to keep their computers lean while still having a clean image viewer.
Features:
- Supports png, jpg, svg, xpm, gif, bmp, tiff, and others
- Preloading to navigate faster through images (optional)
- Thumbnail pane for quick navigation
- Slideshow and fullscreen mode
- Rotating, zooming, flipping, resizing, and cropping
- Custom user actions
- Screenshot
There are three methods to install mirage 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 mirage Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mirage using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mirage
Install mirage Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mirage using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mirage
Install mirage 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 mirage using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mirage
How To Uninstall mirage on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the mirage package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mirage
Uninstall mirage And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mirage and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mirage
Remove mirage Configurations and Data
To remove mirage configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mirage
Remove mirage configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mirage configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mirage
Dependencies
mirage have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mirage package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.