How To Install libsaga-api-2.3.1 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsaga-api-2.3.1 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libsaga-api-2.3.1
libsaga-api-2.3.1 is:
SAGA GIS (System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses) is a geographic information system used for editing and analysing spatial data.
This package contains the library files for developing with SAGA.
There are three methods to install libsaga-api-2.3.1 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 libsaga-api-2.3.1 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libsaga-api-2.3.1 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libsaga-api-2.3.1
Install libsaga-api-2.3.1 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libsaga-api-2.3.1 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libsaga-api-2.3.1
Install libsaga-api-2.3.1 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 libsaga-api-2.3.1 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libsaga-api-2.3.1
How To Uninstall libsaga-api-2.3.1 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libsaga-api-2.3.1 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libsaga-api-2.3.1
Uninstall libsaga-api-2.3.1 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libsaga-api-2.3.1 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsaga-api-2.3.1
Remove libsaga-api-2.3.1 Configurations and Data
To remove libsaga-api-2.3.1 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libsaga-api-2.3.1
Remove libsaga-api-2.3.1 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libsaga-api-2.3.1 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsaga-api-2.3.1
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libsaga-api-2.3.1 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
