How To Install caveconverter on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install caveconverter on Debian 9. caveconverter is Cave survey data format converter

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install caveconverter on Debian 9.

What is caveconverter

caveconverter is:

Software to convert between various survey data formats. Formats currently supported are: formats written: Toporobot, Survex, Compass formats read: Survex, Pockettopo text file, dxf (polylines and lines) This version is a command-line utility.

There are three methods to install caveconverter on Debian 9. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install caveconverter Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install caveconverter using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install caveconverter

Install caveconverter Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install caveconverter using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install caveconverter

Install caveconverter Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Debian. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install caveconverter using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install caveconverter

How To Uninstall caveconverter on Debian 9

To uninstall only the caveconverter package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove caveconverter

Uninstall caveconverter And Its Dependencies

To uninstall caveconverter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove caveconverter

Remove caveconverter Configurations and Data

To remove caveconverter configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge caveconverter

Remove caveconverter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove caveconverter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge caveconverter

Dependencies

caveconverter have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install caveconverter package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.