How to Install and Uninstall exiv2 Package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Last updated: May 06,2024

1. Install "exiv2" package

This is a short guide on how to install exiv2 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
                exiv2
            
                    
    
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2. Uninstall "exiv2" package

Learn how to uninstall exiv2 on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
                exiv2
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the exiv2 package on Ubuntu 21.04 (Hirsute Hippo)

Package: exiv2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.27.3-3ubuntu1.3
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian KDE Extras Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 292
Depends: libexiv2-27 (= 0.27.3-3ubuntu1.3), libc6 (>= 2.33), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libstdc++6 (>= 9)
Filename: pool/universe/e/exiv2/exiv2_0.27.3-3ubuntu1.3_amd64.deb
Size: 99124
MD5sum: 39c0055cab7c575c75610662157eb0d5
SHA1: 6deaee666354a04873f71a6abcd3cb0cbc6912a4
SHA256: d4ff1533d28de0b93a17ed79e9ee7669434c75e6c29c7f2eb8905226d7a8ad99
SHA512: c1e550a5765bd293e4e72715fdf3e1c2e579e05fc70e21ec5e210d09ccf1532be0afd8c484a37065a27358928fdcee984985042692c48a649e2d449606382456
Homepage: https://www.exiv2.org/
Description-en: EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation tool
Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command line utility to manage image metadata.
It provides fast and easy read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP
metadata of images in various formats
.
Exiv2 command line utility to:
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* print Exif, IPTC and XMP image metadata in different formats:
- Exif summary info, interpreted values, or the plain data for each tag
* set, add and delete Exif, IPTC and XMP image metadata from command line
modify commands or command scripts
* adjust the Exif timestamp (that's how it all started...)
* rename Exif image files according to the Exif timestamp
* extract, insert and delete Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata and JPEG comments
* extract previews from RAW images and thumbnails from the Exif metadata
* insert and delete the thumbnail image embedded in the Exif metadata
* print, set and delete the JPEG comment of JPEG images
* fix the Exif ISO setting of picture taken with Canon and Nikon cameras
Description-md5: aeba4b7189f937a626d0f2ef05b13cbb

Package: exiv2
Architecture: amd64
Version: 0.27.3-3ubuntu1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Debian KDE Extras Team
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 292
Depends: libexiv2-27 (= 0.27.3-3ubuntu1), libc6 (>= 2.33), libgcc-s1 (>= 3.3.1), libstdc++6 (>= 9)
Filename: pool/universe/e/exiv2/exiv2_0.27.3-3ubuntu1_amd64.deb
Size: 99256
MD5sum: 60b2b95fb3dbf3084f446a58e0881c22
SHA1: d76e56049e0b38ccf7685832e6857885ec50db0b
SHA256: d983db09eaf9a678691c83c4092a578674ac60d175cedd0153d5b70ffb8d3259
SHA512: f683b208b83c10fb87ea8cd45f1518b473a64619e12c82b881ffdc20736bc21a06a18176fc9971d8b5e1c47429172a78dde12ce890ed347c51ef1cbf83bd8ae0
Homepage: https://www.exiv2.org/
Description-en: EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata manipulation tool
Exiv2 is a C++ library and a command line utility to manage image metadata.
It provides fast and easy read and write access to the Exif, IPTC and XMP
metadata of images in various formats
.
Exiv2 command line utility to:
.
* print Exif, IPTC and XMP image metadata in different formats:
- Exif summary info, interpreted values, or the plain data for each tag
* set, add and delete Exif, IPTC and XMP image metadata from command line
modify commands or command scripts
* adjust the Exif timestamp (that's how it all started...)
* rename Exif image files according to the Exif timestamp
* extract, insert and delete Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata and JPEG comments
* extract previews from RAW images and thumbnails from the Exif metadata
* insert and delete the thumbnail image embedded in the Exif metadata
* print, set and delete the JPEG comment of JPEG images
* fix the Exif ISO setting of picture taken with Canon and Nikon cameras
Description-md5: aeba4b7189f937a626d0f2ef05b13cbb