How To Install libossim1 on Debian 9

In this tutorial we learn how to install libossim1 on Debian 9. libossim1 is OSSIM library – shared library

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libossim1 on Debian 9.

What is libossim1

libossim1 is:

Open Source Software Image Map (OSSIM) is a high performance engine for remote sensing, image processing, geographical information systems and photogrammetry. It has been actively developed since 1996.

Designed as a series of high performance software libraries, it is written in C++ employing the latest techniques in object-oriented software design.

The library provides advanced remote sensing, image processing, and geo-spatial functionality. A quick summary of OSSIM functionality includes ortho-rectification, precision terrain correction, rigorous sensor models, very large mosaics, and cross sensor fusions, a wide range of map projections and datums, and a large range of commercial and government data formats. The architecture of the library supports parallel processing with mpi (not enabled), a dynamic plugin architecture, and dynamically connectable objects allowing rapid prototyping of custom image processing chains.

This package includes the OSSIM shared library.

There are three methods to install libossim1 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 libossim1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libossim1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libossim1

Install libossim1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libossim1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libossim1

Install libossim1 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 libossim1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libossim1

How To Uninstall libossim1 on Debian 9

To uninstall only the libossim1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libossim1

Uninstall libossim1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libossim1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 9, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libossim1

Remove libossim1 Configurations and Data

To remove libossim1 configuration and data from Debian 9 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libossim1

Remove libossim1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libossim1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libossim1

Dependencies

libossim1 have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libossim1 package on Debian 9 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.