How To Install libsegyio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsegyio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04. libsegyio-dev is SEG-Y read/write library for seismic processing (development)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libsegyio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libsegyio-dev

libsegyio-dev is:

segyio is a fast and practical library for reading and writing seismic data in SEG-Y format. segyio is random access oriented for modern computers with simple read/write primitives on lines.

This package includes the header files and the static library.

There are three methods to install libsegyio-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 libsegyio-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 libsegyio-dev using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libsegyio-dev

Install libsegyio-dev Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install libsegyio-dev using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install libsegyio-dev

Install libsegyio-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 libsegyio-dev using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libsegyio-dev

How To Uninstall libsegyio-dev on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libsegyio-dev package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libsegyio-dev

Uninstall libsegyio-dev And Its Dependencies

To uninstall libsegyio-dev and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libsegyio-dev

Remove libsegyio-dev Configurations and Data

To remove libsegyio-dev configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge libsegyio-dev

Remove libsegyio-dev configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove libsegyio-dev configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libsegyio-dev

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Summary

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