How To Install pfsglview 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 pfsglview on Ubuntu.
What is pfsglview
pfsglview is:
PFS is a high-dynamic range (HDR) image format. It is an attempt to integrate existing file formats by providing a simple data format that can be used to exchange data between applications.
This package contains a viewer implemented in OpenGL/GLUT.
There are three methods to install pfsglview 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 pfsglview Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pfsglview using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pfsglview
Install pfsglview Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pfsglview using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pfsglview
Install pfsglview 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 pfsglview using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pfsglview
How To Uninstall pfsglview on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the pfsglview package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pfsglview
Uninstall pfsglview And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pfsglview and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pfsglview
Remove pfsglview Configurations and Data
To remove pfsglview configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pfsglview
Remove pfsglview configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pfsglview configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pfsglview
Dependencies
pfsglview have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pfsglview package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.