How To Install python3-saga on Ubuntu 20.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-saga on Ubuntu 20.04. python3-saga is SAGA GIS Python bindings

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-saga on Ubuntu 20.04.

What is python3-saga

python3-saga is:

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

This package contains the Python bindings to SAGA.

There are three methods to install python3-saga 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 python3-saga 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-saga using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-saga

Install python3-saga Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install python3-saga

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

sudo aptitude -y install python3-saga

How To Uninstall python3-saga on Ubuntu 20.04

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

sudo apt-get remove python3-saga

Uninstall python3-saga And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-saga and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 20.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-saga

Remove python3-saga Configurations and Data

To remove python3-saga configuration and data from Ubuntu 20.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-saga

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

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

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

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-saga package on Ubuntu 20.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.