How To Install gwyddion-common on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install gwyddion-common on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is gwyddion-common
gwyddion-common is:
Gwyddion is a modular program for Scanning Probe Microscopy (SPM) data visualization and analysis. It is primarily intended for analysis of height field data obtained by microscopy techniques like
- Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM),
- Magnetic Force Microscopy (MFM),
- Scanning Tunneling Microscopy (STM),
- Near-field Scanning Optical Microscopy (SNOM or NSOM) and others. However, it can be used for arbitrary height field and image analysis.
This package contains architecture-independent files for Gwyddion - a modular program for Scanning Probe Microscopy data visualization and analysis.
There are three methods to install gwyddion-common 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 gwyddion-common Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install gwyddion-common using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install gwyddion-common
Install gwyddion-common Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install gwyddion-common using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install gwyddion-common
Install gwyddion-common 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 gwyddion-common using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install gwyddion-common
How To Uninstall gwyddion-common on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the gwyddion-common package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove gwyddion-common
Uninstall gwyddion-common And Its Dependencies
To uninstall gwyddion-common and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove gwyddion-common
Remove gwyddion-common Configurations and Data
To remove gwyddion-common configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge gwyddion-common
Remove gwyddion-common configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove gwyddion-common configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge gwyddion-common
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install gwyddion-common package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
