How To Install xpaint 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 xpaint on Ubuntu.

What is `xpaint`

xpaint is:

XPaint is suitable for producing simple graphics. It does offer some advanced features such as image processing functions and gradient fill.

In the C Script Editor of XPaint, the External editor in the File menu will invoke x-terminal-emulator -e sensible-editor.

The gv package will be needed for PDF/PS reading, netpbm will be needed for external conversion, lpr for printing.

There are three methods to install xpaint 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 xpaint Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install xpaint

Install xpaint Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install xpaint using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install xpaint

Install xpaint 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 xpaint using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install xpaint

How To Uninstall xpaint on Ubuntu

To uninstall only the xpaint package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove xpaint

Uninstall xpaint And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove xpaint

Remove xpaint Configurations and Data

To remove xpaint configuration and data from Ubuntu we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge xpaint

Remove xpaint configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge xpaint

Dependencies

xpaint have the following dependencies:

References

xpaint website

Summary

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