How to Install and Uninstall pngcrush Package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Last updated: May 17,2024

1. Install "pngcrush" package

In this section, we are going to explain the necessary steps to install pngcrush on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)


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

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall pngcrush on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri):


    
        
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                sudo apt remove
            
                        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the pngcrush package on Ubuntu 21.10 (Impish Indri)

Package: pngcrush
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.8.13-0.1
Priority: optional
Section: universe/graphics
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Margarita Manterola
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 140
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.11), libpng16-16 (>= 1.6.2-1), zlib1g (>= 1:1.1.4)
Filename: pool/universe/p/pngcrush/pngcrush_1.8.13-0.1_amd64.deb
Size: 52824
MD5sum: 193fb99c49a1b37a2b42a00346d59acb
SHA1: c074323773bfdb737e2c6e1c10bc2edd38aa7510
SHA256: 691dcb990552e99484ea1ae6ef0fb598d17a3a678ee89466039c731b32270218
SHA512: 02c1d41b4c2693ef7f015c20f2b0606deeeb0034877247613ccf0683cd8239c6f1f734951ff61a2b6dfae7a73e162aacdcb042128f24315c7bcc6093814c7ae3
Homepage: http://pmt.sourceforge.net/pngcrush/
Description-en: optimizes PNG (Portable Network Graphics) files
Pngcrush is an optimizer for PNG (Portable Network Graphics) files.
Its main purpose is to reduce the size of the PNG IDAT data stream by trying
various compression levels and PNG filter methods. It also can be used to
remove unwanted ancillary chunks, or to add certain chunks including gAMA,
tRNS, and textual chunks.
Description-md5: 3fa9f9dda281f8e8843940a73b1d1ed7