How To Install python-geographiclib on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-geographiclib on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-geographiclib
python-geographiclib is:
GeographicLib is a small set of C++ classes for converting between geographic, UTM, UPS, MGRS, geocentric, and local cartesian coordinates, for geoid calculations, and for computing geodesic. It is a suitable replacement for the core functionality provided by NGA Geotrans.
This package contains the Python implementation of GeographicLib.
There are three methods to install python-geographiclib 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-geographiclib 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-geographiclib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-geographiclib
Install python-geographiclib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-geographiclib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-geographiclib
Install python-geographiclib 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-geographiclib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-geographiclib
How To Uninstall python-geographiclib on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-geographiclib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-geographiclib
Uninstall python-geographiclib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-geographiclib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-geographiclib
Remove python-geographiclib Configurations and Data
To remove python-geographiclib configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-geographiclib
Remove python-geographiclib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-geographiclib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-geographiclib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-geographiclib package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
