How To Install libpdal-base13 on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdal-base13 on Ubuntu 22.04. libpdal-base13 is Point Data Abstraction Library - libpdal_base

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdal-base13 on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is libpdal-base13

libpdal-base13 is:

PDAL is a BSD licensed library for translating and manipulating point cloud data of various formats. PDAL can be used to read, write and translate point cloud data in many formats. Support is included for input files of LAS, LAZ, SBET, BPF, QFIT and others. PDAL can also read from and write to databases that support point cloud storage, including Oracle, Postgres and SQLite.

PDAL should not be confused with PCL (Point Cloud Library). PCL is a library specifically designed to provide algorithmic analysis and modification of point clouds. PDAL provides a limited interface to the facilities of PCL, but does not in general attempt to duplicate its capabilities.

This package contains the libpdal_base shared library.

There are three methods to install libpdal-base13 on Ubuntu 22.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install libpdal-base13 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libpdal-base13 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libpdal-base13

Install libpdal-base13 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libpdal-base13 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libpdal-base13

Install libpdal-base13 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 libpdal-base13 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libpdal-base13

How To Uninstall libpdal-base13 on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the libpdal-base13 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libpdal-base13

Uninstall libpdal-base13 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libpdal-base13 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpdal-base13

Remove libpdal-base13 Configurations and Data

To remove libpdal-base13 configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libpdal-base13

Remove libpdal-base13 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libpdal-base13 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpdal-base13

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdal-base13 package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.