How To Install pikopixel.app 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 pikopixel.app on Ubuntu.

What is `pikopixel.app`

pikopixel.app is:

PikoPixel is a free, open-source application for drawing & editing pixel-art images & icons.

Features:

Easy to use
Unlimited undo
Supports multiple layers
Customizable canvas background & grid patterns
Hotkey-activated popup panels
Export upscaled images
Supports linear (gamma-correct) color blending

Originally a Mac app, PikoPixel runs natively on GNU/Linux by using the GNUstep framework.

There are three methods to install pikopixel.app 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 pikopixel.app Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install pikopixel.app using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install pikopixel.app

Install pikopixel.app Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install pikopixel.app using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install pikopixel.app

Install pikopixel.app 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 pikopixel.app using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install pikopixel.app

How To Uninstall pikopixel.app on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the pikopixel.app package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove pikopixel.app

Uninstall pikopixel.app And Its Dependencies

To uninstall pikopixel.app and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove pikopixel.app

Remove pikopixel.app Configurations and Data

To remove pikopixel.app configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge pikopixel.app

Remove pikopixel.app configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove pikopixel.app configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pikopixel.app

Dependencies

pikopixel.app have the following dependencies:

References

pikopixel.app website

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install pikopixel.app package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.