How To Install python3-lerc on Ubuntu 22.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-lerc on Ubuntu 22.04. python3-lerc is Python 3 bindings to the Limited Error Raster Compression library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-lerc on Ubuntu 22.04.

What is python3-lerc

python3-lerc is:

LERC is an open-source image or raster format which supports rapid encoding and decoding for any pixel type (not just RGB or Byte). Users set the maximum compression error per pixel while encoding, so the precision of the original input image is preserved (within user defined error bounds).

This is a Python package of LERC.

There are three methods to install python3-lerc 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 python3-lerc Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-lerc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-lerc

Install python3-lerc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-lerc using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-lerc

Install python3-lerc 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 python3-lerc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-lerc

How To Uninstall python3-lerc on Ubuntu 22.04

To uninstall only the python3-lerc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-lerc

Uninstall python3-lerc And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-lerc and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-lerc

Remove python3-lerc Configurations and Data

To remove python3-lerc configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-lerc

Remove python3-lerc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-lerc configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-lerc

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-lerc package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.