How To Install python-cartopy on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cartopy on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-cartopy
python-cartopy is:
Cartopy is a Python package designed to make drawing maps for data analysis and visualisation easy.
It features:
- object oriented projection definitions
- point, line, polygon and image transformations between projections
- integration to expose advanced mapping in matplotlib with a simple and intuitive interface
- powerful vector data handling by integrating shapefile reading with Shapely capabilities
This package provides the Python 2 library.
There are three methods to install python-cartopy 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 python-cartopy Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cartopy using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-cartopy
Install python-cartopy Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-cartopy using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-cartopy
Install python-cartopy 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 python-cartopy using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-cartopy
How To Uninstall python-cartopy on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-cartopy package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-cartopy
Uninstall python-cartopy And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-cartopy and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-cartopy
Remove python-cartopy Configurations and Data
To remove python-cartopy configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-cartopy
Remove python-cartopy configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-cartopy configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-cartopy
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-cartopy package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
