How To Install libsaga-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsaga-dev on Debian 9. libsaga-dev is SAGA GIS development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsaga-dev on Debian 9.

What is libsaga-dev

libsaga-dev is:

SAGA GIS (System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses) is a geographic information system used for editing and analysing spatial data.

This package contains the header files for developing with SAGA. Install this package if you wish to develop software that uses the SAGA API.

There are three methods to install libsaga-dev 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 libsaga-dev Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

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

sudo apt-get -y install libsaga-dev

Install libsaga-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libsaga-dev

Install libsaga-dev 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 libsaga-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsaga-dev

How To Uninstall libsaga-dev on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libsaga-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsaga-dev

Uninstall libsaga-dev And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsaga-dev

Remove libsaga-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsaga-dev configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsaga-dev

Remove libsaga-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsaga-dev

Dependencies

libsaga-dev have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

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