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