How To Install caveconverter on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install caveconverter on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is caveconverter
caveconverter is:
Software to convert between various survey data formats. Formats currently supported are: formats written: Toporobot, Survex, Compass formats read: Survex, Pockettopo text file, dxf (polylines and lines) This version is a command-line utility.
There are three methods to install caveconverter on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install caveconverter Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install caveconverter using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install caveconverter
Install caveconverter Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install caveconverter using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install caveconverter
Install caveconverter 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 caveconverter using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install caveconverter
How To Uninstall caveconverter on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the caveconverter package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove caveconverter
Uninstall caveconverter And Its Dependencies
To uninstall caveconverter and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove caveconverter
Remove caveconverter Configurations and Data
To remove caveconverter configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge caveconverter
Remove caveconverter configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove caveconverter configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge caveconverter
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install caveconverter package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.