How To Install potrace 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 potrace on Ubuntu.
What is potrace
potrace is:
potrace is a utility for tracing a bitmap, which means, transforming a bitmap into a smooth, scalable image. The input is a bitmap (PBM, PGM, PPM, or BMP format), and the default output is an encapsulated PostScript file (EPS). A typical use is to create EPS files from scanned data, such as company or university logos, handwritten notes, etc. The resulting image is not “jaggy” like a bitmap, but smooth. It can then be rendered at any resolution.
Potrace can currently produce the following output formats: EPS, PostScript, PDF, SVG (scalable vector graphics), DXF, GeoJSON, PGM (for easy antialiasing of pixel-based images), Gimppath, and XFig. Additional backends might be added in the future.
There are three methods to install potrace 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 potrace Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install potrace using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install potrace
Install potrace Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install potrace using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install potrace
Install potrace 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 potrace using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install potrace
How To Uninstall potrace on Ubuntu
To uninstall only the potrace package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove potrace
Uninstall potrace And Its Dependencies
To uninstall potrace and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove potrace
Remove potrace Configurations and Data
To remove potrace configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge potrace
Remove potrace configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove potrace configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge potrace
Dependencies
potrace have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install potrace package on Ubuntu using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.