How To Install libterralib-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install libterralib-doc on Ubuntu 18.04. libterralib-doc is C++ library for Geographical Information Systems – documentation package

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install libterralib-doc on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is libterralib-doc

libterralib-doc is:

TerraLib enables quick development of custom-built geographical applications using spatial databases. As a research tool, TerraLib is aimed at providing a rich and powerful environment for the development of GIS research, enabling the development of GIS prototypes that include new concepts such as spatio-temporal data models, geographical ontologies and advanced spatial analysis techniques. TerraLib defines a geographical data model and provides support for this model over a range of different DBMS (MySQL, PostgreSQL, ORACLE and ACCESS), and is implemented as a library of C++ classes and functions, written in ANSI-C++.

This package contains examples for the terralib library.

There are three methods to install libterralib-doc 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 libterralib-doc Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install libterralib-doc using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install libterralib-doc

Install libterralib-doc Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

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

sudo apt -y install libterralib-doc

Install libterralib-doc 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 libterralib-doc using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install libterralib-doc

How To Uninstall libterralib-doc on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the libterralib-doc package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove libterralib-doc

Uninstall libterralib-doc And Its Dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove libterralib-doc

Remove libterralib-doc Configurations and Data

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

sudo apt-get -y purge libterralib-doc

Remove libterralib-doc configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

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

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libterralib-doc

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Summary

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