How To Install libgmt-dev on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmt-dev on Debian 9. libgmt-dev is Generic Mapping Tools Library - Development files

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmt-dev on Debian 9.

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 9. 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 9

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 9, 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 9 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 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.