the /usr/bin/convert tool

Forum: Apps
Topic: the /usr/bin/convert tool
started by: liran

Posted by liran on May 29 2005,11:16

hey guys,

i'm constantly using the convert tool on linux to
resize images and stuff like that, though i cant find it
on dsl (obviousely, cause its aimed to be small which is good).

is there any replacement i can use that comes with dsl for resizing images? or maybe a redirect to an apt-get install <packge> which i can grab and use it for resizings.

thanks,
liran.

Posted by mikshaw on May 29 2005,15:45

Convert is part of the ImageMagick package.
apt-get install ImageMagick (or imagemagick?) should do it.

myDSL packages are here...
version 6.1.8 (uci):
< http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub/linux/distributions/damnsmall/mydsl/uci/ >
version 6.2.2 (tar.gz):
< http://distro.ibiblio.org/pub....pps >
Future releases will be uci only.

btw, in the myDSL package the command is /opt/imagemagick/bin/convert

Posted by ke4nt1 on May 29 2005,15:52

oops..

Did I drop the ball here?

Was I supposed to 'convert' that 6.22 version to a uci ? ( pun intended )

73
ke4nt

Posted by mikshaw on May 29 2005,16:16

No. I just made the package the same way as always. At the time it was sent to you I hadn't noticed that Robert converted the last one to UCI, which I now think is a more logical choice. Even though it's not too big a package, it's one of those programs that you don't need to keep installed...just mount it, do what you need, then umount.
From now on I will be taking that into consideration when building extensions. If the app isn't tiny, and might be used only once or twice during a session, it will probably end up being UCI.
Future versions of Audacity, ImageMagick, MPlayer, Blender, SoX, and any games will all be UCI if they come from me.

Posted by ke4nt1 on May 29 2005,17:07

...sweetness....

73
ke4nt