How To Install libotbcommon-6.4-1 on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libotbcommon-6.4-1 on Ubuntu 18.04. libotbcommon-6.4-1 is ORFEO Toolbox library - OTBCommon

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libotbcommon-6.4-1 on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libotbcommon-6.4-1

libotbcommon-6.4-1 is:

ORFEO Toolbox (OTB) is distributed as an open source library of image processing algorithms. OTB is based on the medical image processing library ITK and offers particular functionalities for remote sensing image processing in general and for high spatial resolution images in particular.

This package contains the OTBCommon shared library.

There are three methods to install libotbcommon-6.4-1 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 libotbcommon-6.4-1 Using apt-get

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

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libotbcommon-6.4-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libotbcommon-6.4-1

Install libotbcommon-6.4-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libotbcommon-6.4-1 using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libotbcommon-6.4-1

Install libotbcommon-6.4-1 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 libotbcommon-6.4-1 using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libotbcommon-6.4-1

How To Uninstall libotbcommon-6.4-1 on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libotbcommon-6.4-1 package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libotbcommon-6.4-1

Uninstall libotbcommon-6.4-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libotbcommon-6.4-1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libotbcommon-6.4-1

Remove libotbcommon-6.4-1 Configurations and Data

To remove libotbcommon-6.4-1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libotbcommon-6.4-1

Remove libotbcommon-6.4-1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libotbcommon-6.4-1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libotbcommon-6.4-1

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install libotbcommon-6.4-1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.