How To Install libotbmetadata-6.4-1 on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is libotbmetadata-6.4-1

libotbmetadata-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 OTBMetadata shared library.

There are three methods to install libotbmetadata-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 libotbmetadata-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 libotbmetadata-6.4-1 using apt-get by running the following command:

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

Install libotbmetadata-6.4-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libotbmetadata-6.4-1

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

sudo aptitude -y install libotbmetadata-6.4-1

How To Uninstall libotbmetadata-6.4-1 on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libotbmetadata-6.4-1

Uninstall libotbmetadata-6.4-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libotbmetadata-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 libotbmetadata-6.4-1

Remove libotbmetadata-6.4-1 Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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