How To Install libgrits5 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrits5 on Debian 9. libgrits5 is Grits is a Virtual Globe library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrits5 on Debian 9.

What is libgrits5

libgrits5 is:

Grits is a “Virtual Globe” library which uses OpenGL to render an image of the earth using satellite and terrain data from publicly accessible servers. This is similar in concept to Google Earth and NASA World Wind, except implemented as a library.

This package contains the shared libraries and core plugins.

There are three methods to install libgrits5 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 libgrits5 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libgrits5 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libgrits5

Install libgrits5 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libgrits5 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libgrits5

Install libgrits5 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 libgrits5 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libgrits5

How To Uninstall libgrits5 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libgrits5 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libgrits5

Uninstall libgrits5 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libgrits5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgrits5

Remove libgrits5 Configurations and Data

To remove libgrits5 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libgrits5

Remove libgrits5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libgrits5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgrits5

Dependencies

libgrits5 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrits5 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.