How To Install gmt-gshhg-full on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install gmt-gshhg-full on Debian 9. gmt-gshhg-full is Full resolution coastlines for the Generic Mapping Tools

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install gmt-gshhg-full on Debian 9.

What is gmt-gshhg-full

gmt-gshhg-full is:

GSHHG is a high-resolution shoreline data set amalgamated from two databases: Global Self-consistent Hierarchical High-resolution Shorelines (GSHHS) and CIA World Data Bank II (WDBII). GSHHG contains vector descriptions at five different resolutions of land outlines, lakes, rivers, and political boundaries. This data is for use by GMT, the Generic Mapping Tools.

This package contains the full resolution coastlines which are required to create best quality maps with GMT.

There are three methods to install gmt-gshhg-full 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 gmt-gshhg-full Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install gmt-gshhg-full

Install gmt-gshhg-full Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install gmt-gshhg-full using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install gmt-gshhg-full

Install gmt-gshhg-full 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 gmt-gshhg-full using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install gmt-gshhg-full

How To Uninstall gmt-gshhg-full on Debian 9

To uninstall only the gmt-gshhg-full package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove gmt-gshhg-full

Uninstall gmt-gshhg-full And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove gmt-gshhg-full

Remove gmt-gshhg-full Configurations and Data

To remove gmt-gshhg-full configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge gmt-gshhg-full

Remove gmt-gshhg-full configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove gmt-gshhg-full configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gmt-gshhg-full

Dependencies

gmt-gshhg-full have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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