How To Install grass-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install grass-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is grass-dev
grass-dev is:
Commonly referred to as GRASS, this is a Geographic Information System (GIS) used for geospatial data management and analysis, image processing, graphics/map production, spatial modeling, and visualization. GRASS is currently used in academic and commercial settings around the world, as well as by many government agencies and environmental consulting companies.
This package contains the header files for developing with GRASS. Install this package if you wish to develop software that manipulates GRASS data sets or install addons using the g.extension module.
There are three methods to install grass-dev 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 grass-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 grass-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install grass-dev
Install grass-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install grass-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install grass-dev
Install grass-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install grass-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install grass-dev
How To Uninstall grass-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the grass-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove grass-dev
Uninstall grass-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall grass-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove grass-dev
Remove grass-dev Configurations and Data
To remove grass-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge grass-dev
Remove grass-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove grass-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge grass-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install grass-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
