How To Install libgeographic-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeographic-dev on Ubuntu 20.04.
What is libgeographic-dev
libgeographic-dev is:
GeographicLib is a small set of C++ classes for converting between geographic, UTM, UPS, MGRS, geocentric, and local cartesian coordinates, for geoid calculations, and for computing geodesic. It is a suitable replacement for the core functionality provided by NGA Geotrans.
This package contains the files used to develop applications that use the GeographicLib library.
There are three methods to install libgeographic-dev on Ubuntu 20.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgeographic-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeographic-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgeographic-dev
Install libgeographic-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeographic-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgeographic-dev
Install libgeographic-dev 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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libgeographic-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgeographic-dev
How To Uninstall libgeographic-dev on Ubuntu 20.04
To uninstall only the libgeographic-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgeographic-dev
Uninstall libgeographic-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgeographic-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgeographic-dev
Remove libgeographic-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgeographic-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgeographic-dev
Remove libgeographic-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgeographic-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgeographic-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgeographic-dev package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
