How To Install libogdi3.2 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libogdi3.2 on Ubuntu 18.04. libogdi3.2 is Open Geographic Datastore Interface Library – library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libogdi3.2 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libogdi3.2

libogdi3.2 is:

OGDI is the Open Geographic Datastore Interface. OGDI is an application programming interface (API) that uses a standardized access methods to work in conjunction with GIS software packages (the application) and various geospatial data products. OGDI uses a client/server architecture to facilitate the dissemination of geospatial data products over any TCP/IP network, and a driver-oriented approach to facilitate access to several geospatial data products/formats.

This package contains the run-time library used by client programs.

There are three methods to install libogdi3.2 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 libogdi3.2 Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libogdi3.2 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libogdi3.2

Install libogdi3.2 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libogdi3.2 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libogdi3.2

Install libogdi3.2 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 libogdi3.2 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libogdi3.2

How To Uninstall libogdi3.2 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libogdi3.2 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libogdi3.2

Uninstall libogdi3.2 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libogdi3.2 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libogdi3.2

Remove libogdi3.2 Configurations and Data

To remove libogdi3.2 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libogdi3.2

Remove libogdi3.2 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libogdi3.2 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libogdi3.2

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libogdi3.2 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.