How to Install and Uninstall libpng-tools Package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Last updated: February 24,2025

You can also install and uninstall the libpng-tools on the following distributions in the same way, as they are all based on the Ubuntu system

Kubuntu 22.04 LTS
Lubuntu 22.04 LTS
Xubuntu 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu MATE 22.04 LTS
Ubuntu Studio 22.04 LTS
Pop!_OS 22.04 LTS
Zorin OS 16 / Zorin OS 17
Ubuntu Budgie 22.04

1. Install "libpng-tools" package

Please follow the step by step instructions below to install libpng-tools on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)


    
        
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                sudo apt update
            
                    
    
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                sudo apt install
            
                        
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2. Uninstall "libpng-tools" package

Please follow the instructions below to uninstall libpng-tools on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish):


    
        
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                sudo apt autoclean && sudo apt autoremove
            
                    
    
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3. Information about the libpng-tools package on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

Package: libpng-tools
Architecture: amd64
Version: 1.6.37-3build5
Multi-Arch: foreign
Priority: optional
Section: libdevel
Source: libpng1.6
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers
Original-Maintainer: Maintainers of libpng1.6 packages
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 111
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.34), libpng16-16 (= 1.6.37-3build5), zlib1g (>= 1:1.2.3.4)
Breaks: libpng16-tools (<< 1.6.21-1)
Replaces: libpng16-tools (<< 1.6.21-1)
Filename: pool/main/libp/libpng1.6/libpng-tools_1.6.37-3build5_amd64.deb
Size: 28680
MD5sum: eb64a91455a55392abb94d33d4e4cd51
SHA1: 33f6beb37c2840eeab85907f9232ce04bef399db
SHA256: 90cb16f2c11afd5c220d115c59b03a9f3e0495ba5a6e2d9c0a8d0fb2faf37827
SHA512: f123a74ed53aebdaf820ad81e673d0fa6a1eb6a890d1ead0a7ceb8e8d0e226c0bda3dd1519602fa584a2ec476b75f5c4ce6cc100d7c3661c51fc535d828c4bfc
Homepage: http://libpng.org/pub/png/libpng.html
Description: PNG library - tools (version 1.6)
Description-md5: 5abac1e7b840725c0d559fdff5a3de36