How To Install geographiclib-tools on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install geographiclib-tools on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is geographiclib-tools
geographiclib-tools is:
GeographicLib is a small set of C++ classes for converting between geographic, UTM, UPS, MGRS, geocentric, and local cartesian coordinates, for geoid calculations, and for computing geodesic. It is a suitable replacement for the core functionality provided by NGA Geotrans.
This package contains some core tools based on the GeographicLib library.
There are three methods to install geographiclib-tools 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 geographiclib-tools Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install geographiclib-tools using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install geographiclib-tools
Install geographiclib-tools Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install geographiclib-tools using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install geographiclib-tools
Install geographiclib-tools 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 geographiclib-tools using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install geographiclib-tools
How To Uninstall geographiclib-tools on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the geographiclib-tools package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove geographiclib-tools
Uninstall geographiclib-tools And Its Dependencies
To uninstall geographiclib-tools and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove geographiclib-tools
Remove geographiclib-tools Configurations and Data
To remove geographiclib-tools configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge geographiclib-tools
Remove geographiclib-tools configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove geographiclib-tools configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge geographiclib-tools
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install geographiclib-tools package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.