How to Install and Uninstall potrace Package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Last updated: January 10,2025

1. Install "potrace" package

This guide covers the steps necessary to install potrace on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                potrace
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "potrace" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to uninstall potrace on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                potrace
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the potrace package on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)

Package: potrace
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.14-2
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Bartosz Fenski
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 178
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.14), libpotrace0 (>= 1.14-2), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Suggests: netpbm
Filename: pool/universe/p/potrace/potrace_1.14-2_amd64.deb
Size: 70000
MD5sum: 94b4988c36f2ff622fa36e5d5fbfcb28
SHA1: e8d046e4eeda2af751caadc61d3f69b91b6e763f
SHA256: abff31a627949d47bbcc5f84389aa5bbf0f4a869e8234c584b0c63164c56dfa8
Homepage: http://potrace.sourceforge.net/
Description: utility to transform bitmaps into vector graphics
Description-md5: dbd3417ca728263b1d9ddb25c6233224