How To Install librttopo1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install librttopo1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is librttopo1
librttopo1 is:
The RT Topology Library exposes an API to create and manage standard (ISO 13249 aka SQL/MM) topologies using user-provided data stores.
The code is derived from PostGIS liblwgeom library enhanced to provide thread-safety, have less dependencies and be independent from PostGIS release cycles.
This package contains the shared library.
There are three methods to install librttopo1 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 librttopo1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install librttopo1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install librttopo1
Install librttopo1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install librttopo1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install librttopo1
Install librttopo1 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 librttopo1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install librttopo1
How To Uninstall librttopo1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the librttopo1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove librttopo1
Uninstall librttopo1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall librttopo1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove librttopo1
Remove librttopo1 Configurations and Data
To remove librttopo1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge librttopo1
Remove librttopo1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove librttopo1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge librttopo1
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install librttopo1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
