How To Install libpdal-plugin-hdf on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdal-plugin-hdf on Debian 11.
What is libpdal-plugin-hdf
libpdal-plugin-hdf 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 HDF plugin.
There are three methods to install libpdal-plugin-hdf on Debian 11. 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-plugin-hdf 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-plugin-hdf using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpdal-plugin-hdf
Install libpdal-plugin-hdf Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpdal-plugin-hdf using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpdal-plugin-hdf
Install libpdal-plugin-hdf 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 libpdal-plugin-hdf using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpdal-plugin-hdf
How To Uninstall libpdal-plugin-hdf on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libpdal-plugin-hdf package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpdal-plugin-hdf
Uninstall libpdal-plugin-hdf And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpdal-plugin-hdf and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpdal-plugin-hdf
Remove libpdal-plugin-hdf Configurations and Data
To remove libpdal-plugin-hdf configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpdal-plugin-hdf
Remove libpdal-plugin-hdf configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpdal-plugin-hdf configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpdal-plugin-hdf
Dependencies
libpdal-plugin-hdf have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdal-plugin-hdf package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
