How To Install pixelize 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 pixelize on Ubuntu.
What is pixelize
pixelize is:
Pixelize is a program that will use many scaled down images to try to duplicate, as closely as possible, another image.
Pixelize works by splitting up the image you want rendered (or duplicated) into a grid of small rectangular areas. Each area is analyzed, and replaced with an image chosen from a large database of images. Pixelize tries to pick images that best match each area.
There are three methods to install pixelize 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 pixelize Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install pixelize using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install pixelize
Install pixelize Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install pixelize using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install pixelize
Install pixelize 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 pixelize using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install pixelize
How To Uninstall pixelize on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the pixelize package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove pixelize
Uninstall pixelize And Its Dependencies
To uninstall pixelize and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove pixelize
Remove pixelize Configurations and Data
To remove pixelize configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge pixelize
Remove pixelize configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove pixelize configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge pixelize
Dependencies
pixelize have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install pixelize package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.