How To Install libgrits5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrits5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
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 Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install 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 Ubuntu. 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 Ubuntu 18.04
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 Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgrits5
Remove libgrits5 Configurations and Data
To remove libgrits5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 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
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgrits5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
