How To Install proj-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install proj-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is proj-bin
proj-bin is:
Proj and invproj perform respective forward and inverse transformation of cartographic data to or from Cartesian data with a wide range of selectable projection functions (over 100 projections).
Geod and invgeod perform geodesic (Great Circle) computations for determining latitude, longitude and back azimuth of a terminus point given a initial point latitude, longitude, azimuth and distance (direct) or the forward and back azimuths and distance between an initial and terminus point latitudes and longitudes (inverse).
This package provides the PROJ4 binary tools.
There are three methods to install proj-bin 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 proj-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install proj-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install proj-bin
Install proj-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install proj-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install proj-bin
Install proj-bin 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 proj-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install proj-bin
How To Uninstall proj-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the proj-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove proj-bin
Uninstall proj-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall proj-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove proj-bin
Remove proj-bin Configurations and Data
To remove proj-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge proj-bin
Remove proj-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove proj-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge proj-bin
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install proj-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
