How To Install libharp10 on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libharp10 on Ubuntu 20.04. libharp10 is Data harmonisation toolset for Earth Observation formats

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libharp10 on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is libharp10

libharp10 is:

HARP is a toolset for ingesting, processing and inter-comparing satellite or model data against correlative data. The toolset is composed of a set of command line tools, a C library of analysis functions, and import/export interfaces for Python. The main goal of HARP is to assist in the inter-comparison of data sets. By appropriatelty chaining calls to the HARP command line tools one can preprocess satellite, model, and/or correlative data such that two datasets that need to be compared end up having the same temporal/spatial grid, same data format/structure, and same physical units.

This package provides the HARP shared library.

There are three methods to install libharp10 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 libharp10 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libharp10 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libharp10

Install libharp10 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libharp10 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libharp10

Install libharp10 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 libharp10 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libharp10

How To Uninstall libharp10 on Ubuntu 20.04

To uninstall only the libharp10 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libharp10

Uninstall libharp10 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libharp10 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libharp10

Remove libharp10 Configurations and Data

To remove libharp10 configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libharp10

Remove libharp10 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libharp10 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libharp10

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libharp10 package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.