How To Install mypaint-brushes 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 mypaint-brushes on Ubuntu.
What is mypaint-brushes
mypaint-brushes is:
MyPaint is a pressure- and tilt-sensitive painting program which works well with Wacom graphics tablets and other similar devices. It comes with a large brush collection including charcoal and ink to emulate real media, but the highly configurable brush engine allows you to experiment with your own brushes and with not-quite-natural painting.
This package contains the virtual paint brushes.
There are three methods to install mypaint-brushes 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 mypaint-brushes Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install mypaint-brushes using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install mypaint-brushes
Install mypaint-brushes Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install mypaint-brushes using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install mypaint-brushes
Install mypaint-brushes 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 mypaint-brushes using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install mypaint-brushes
How To Uninstall mypaint-brushes on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the mypaint-brushes package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove mypaint-brushes
Uninstall mypaint-brushes And Its Dependencies
To uninstall mypaint-brushes and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove mypaint-brushes
Remove mypaint-brushes Configurations and Data
To remove mypaint-brushes configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge mypaint-brushes
Remove mypaint-brushes configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove mypaint-brushes configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge mypaint-brushes
Dependencies
mypaint-brushes have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install mypaint-brushes package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.