How To Install libgmt6 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmt6 on Debian 11.
What is libgmt6
libgmt6 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 libgmt6 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 libgmt6 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmt6 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgmt6
Install libgmt6 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgmt6 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgmt6
Install libgmt6 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 libgmt6 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgmt6
How To Uninstall libgmt6 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libgmt6 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgmt6
Uninstall libgmt6 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgmt6 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgmt6
Remove libgmt6 Configurations and Data
To remove libgmt6 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgmt6
Remove libgmt6 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgmt6 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgmt6
Dependencies
libgmt6 have the following dependencies:
- libblas3
- libc6
- libcurl3-gnutls
- libfftw3-single3
- libgdal28
- libgeos-c1v5
- liblapack3
- libnetcdf18
- libpcre3
- zlib1g
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgmt6 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.