How To Install libotbsiftfast-6.4-1 on Ubuntu 18.04

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

Introduction

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

What is libotbsiftfast-6.4-1

libotbsiftfast-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 OTBSiftFast shared library.

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

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

Install libotbsiftfast-6.4-1 Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libotbsiftfast-6.4-1

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

sudo aptitude -y install libotbsiftfast-6.4-1

How To Uninstall libotbsiftfast-6.4-1 on Ubuntu 18.04

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

sudo apt-get remove libotbsiftfast-6.4-1

Uninstall libotbsiftfast-6.4-1 And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libotbsiftfast-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 libotbsiftfast-6.4-1

Remove libotbsiftfast-6.4-1 Configurations and Data

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

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

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

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

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

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Summary

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