In this tutorial we will show you how to install Install ImageMagick on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. For those of you who didn’t know, ImageMagick is a free and open-source application through which we can manage (i.e. create/edit/convert etc.) raster graphics. ImageMagick is typically used from command line. Also we can use it from any programming language by using its interface like Magick.NET (.Net),IMagick (PHP), PerlMagick (Perl) etc.
This article assumes you have at least basic knowledge of Linux, know how to use the shell, and most importantly, you host your site on your own VPS. The installation is quite simple and assumes you are running in the root account, if not you may need to add ‘sudo’ to the commands to get root privileges. I will show you through the step by step installation ImageMagick on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) server.
Install ImageMagick on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Focal Fossa
Step 1. First, make sure that all your system packages are up-to-date by running these following apt commands in the terminal.
1 2 | sudoaptupdate sudoaptupgrade |
The installation of ImageMagick on Ubuntu system is a rather simple process. From your terminal window execute the following command:
1 | sudoaptinstallimagemagick |
It will install all the required dependencies as well. Lastly, to verify if its working:
1 | convertlogo:logo.gif |
- Another way install ImageMagick on Ubuntu by compiling the source code:
First download the source code from official website of ImageMagick
1 2 | tar-xvfImageMagick.tar.gz cdImageMagick-7.0.10-11/ |
Next, compile ImageMagick using following command:
1 2 3 | ./configure make sudomakeinstall |
Then, configure dynamic linker runtime bindings:
1 | sudoldconfig/usr/local/lib |
Congratulation’s! You have successfully installed ImageMagick. Thanks for using this tutorial for installing ImageMagick on Ubuntu 20.04 (Focal Fossa) systems. For additional help or useful information, we recommend you to check the official ImageMagick website.
