How To Install libgmt5 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmt5 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgmt5
libgmt5 is:
GMT 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 GMT library.
There are three methods to install libgmt5 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 libgmt5 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmt5 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgmt5
Install libgmt5 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmt5 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgmt5
Install libgmt5 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 libgmt5 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgmt5
How To Uninstall libgmt5 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgmt5 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgmt5
Uninstall libgmt5 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgmt5 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmt5
Remove libgmt5 Configurations and Data
To remove libgmt5 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgmt5
Remove libgmt5 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgmt5 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmt5
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmt5 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
