How To Install libgmt-dev on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmt-dev
on Debian 11.
What is libgmt-dev
libgmt-dev is:
These set of libraries allow manipulating geographic and Cartesian data sets (including filtering, trend fitting, gridding, projecting, etc.) and producing Encapsulated PostScript File (EPS) illustrations ranging from simple x-y plots via contour maps to artificially illuminated surfaces and 3-D perspective views.
This package contains the files used for development of programs that use the GMT libraries (headers).
There are three methods to install libgmt-dev
on Debian 11. We can use apt-get
, apt
and aptitude
. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libgmt-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 libgmt-dev
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgmt-dev
Install libgmt-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmt-dev
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgmt-dev
Install libgmt-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 Debian. Update apt database with aptitude
using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmt-dev
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgmt-dev
How To Uninstall libgmt-dev on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libgmt-dev
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgmt-dev
Uninstall libgmt-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgmt-dev
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmt-dev
Remove libgmt-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgmt-dev
configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgmt-dev
Remove libgmt-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgmt-dev
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmt-dev
Dependencies
libgmt-dev have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmt-dev
package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.