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A while back, on an old installation, I had installed a package that allowed me to view and delete metadata from images. I'm fairly certain the syntax was as follows

To display the metadata in an image

mat -d <name of image>

To clear metadata from an image

mat -c <name of image>

I have reinstalled my computer, but I can't seem to remember what the package name is. I'm aware that there are alternatives (exiftool or something), but it's really bothering me that I can't remember what it was called. If anyone knows what package I'm talking about, I'd greatly appreciate it!

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You are looking for package mat (Metadata Anonymisation Toolkit).

Install it by:

sudo apt-get install mat

Also note that, mat -c will not clear metadata, it will check if the file in consideration is free of harmful metadatas. Check man mat for details.

mat is available on the universe repository. If universe repository is not enabled already, you need to enable it first.

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