How To Install node-d3-geo on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-d3-geo on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is node-d3-geo
node-d3-geo is:
The edges of a spherical polygon are geodesics (segments of great circles), not straight lines. Projected to the plane, geodesics are curves in all map projections except gnomonic, and thus accurate projection requires interpolation along each arc.
D3 uses adaptive sampling inspired by a popular line simplification method to balance accuracy and performance.
Node.js is an event-based server-side JavaScript engine.
There are three methods to install node-d3-geo 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 node-d3-geo Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install node-d3-geo using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install node-d3-geo
Install node-d3-geo Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install node-d3-geo using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install node-d3-geo
Install node-d3-geo 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 node-d3-geo using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install node-d3-geo
How To Uninstall node-d3-geo on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the node-d3-geo package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove node-d3-geo
Uninstall node-d3-geo And Its Dependencies
To uninstall node-d3-geo and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove node-d3-geo
Remove node-d3-geo Configurations and Data
To remove node-d3-geo configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge node-d3-geo
Remove node-d3-geo configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove node-d3-geo configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge node-d3-geo
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install node-d3-geo package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
