How To Install libproj-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libproj-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libproj-dev
libproj-dev is:
Proj and invproj perform respective forward and inverse transformation of cartographic data to or from Cartesian data with a wide range of selectable projection functions (over 100 projections).
Geod and invgeod perform geodesic (Great Circle) computations for determining latitude, longitude and back azimuth of a terminus point given a initial point latitude, longitude, azimuth and distance (direct) or the forward and back azimuths and distance between an initial and terminus point latitudes and longitudes (inverse).
This package provides the PROJ4 development files.
There are three methods to install libproj-dev 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 libproj-dev Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libproj-dev using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libproj-dev
Install libproj-dev Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libproj-dev using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libproj-dev
Install libproj-dev 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 libproj-dev using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libproj-dev
How To Uninstall libproj-dev on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libproj-dev package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libproj-dev
Uninstall libproj-dev And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libproj-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libproj-dev
Remove libproj-dev Configurations and Data
To remove libproj-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libproj-dev
Remove libproj-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libproj-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libproj-dev
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libproj-dev package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
