How To Install libgwyddion20-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgwyddion20-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libgwyddion20-dev
libgwyddion20-dev 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 the header files for libgwyddion2-0.
There are three methods to install libgwyddion20-dev 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 libgwyddion20-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 libgwyddion20-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libgwyddion20-dev
Install libgwyddion20-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libgwyddion20-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libgwyddion20-dev
Install libgwyddion20-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 Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libgwyddion20-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libgwyddion20-dev
How To Uninstall libgwyddion20-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libgwyddion20-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libgwyddion20-dev
Uninstall libgwyddion20-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libgwyddion20-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libgwyddion20-dev
Remove libgwyddion20-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libgwyddion20-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libgwyddion20-dev
Remove libgwyddion20-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libgwyddion20-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libgwyddion20-dev
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libgwyddion20-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.