How To Install libpdal-util12 on Debian 11
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdal-util12 on Debian 11.
What is libpdal-util12
libpdal-util12 is:
PDAL is a BSD licensed library for translating and manipulating point cloud data of various formats. PDAL can be used to read, write and translate point cloud data in many formats. Support is included for input files of LAS, LAZ, SBET, BPF, QFIT and others. PDAL can also read from and write to databases that support point cloud storage, including Oracle, Postgres and SQLite.
PDAL should not be confused with PCL (Point Cloud Library). PCL is a library specifically designed to provide algorithmic analysis and modification of point clouds. PDAL provides a limited interface to the facilities of PCL, but does not in general attempt to duplicate its capabilities.
This package contains the libpdal_util shared library.
There are three methods to install libpdal-util12 on Debian 11. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libpdal-util12 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libpdal-util12 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libpdal-util12
Install libpdal-util12 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libpdal-util12 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libpdal-util12
Install libpdal-util12 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 libpdal-util12 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libpdal-util12
How To Uninstall libpdal-util12 on Debian 11
To uninstall only the libpdal-util12 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libpdal-util12
Uninstall libpdal-util12 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libpdal-util12 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Debian 11, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libpdal-util12
Remove libpdal-util12 Configurations and Data
To remove libpdal-util12 configuration and data from Debian 11 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libpdal-util12
Remove libpdal-util12 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libpdal-util12 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libpdal-util12
Dependencies
libpdal-util12 have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libpdal-util12 package on Debian 11 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
