How To Install python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data on Ubuntu 22.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data
on Ubuntu 22.04.
What is python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data
python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data is:
The matplotlib basemap toolkit is a library for plotting 2D data on maps in Python. It is similar in functionality to the matlab mapping toolbox, the IDL mapping facilities, GrADS, or the Generic Mapping Tools. PyNGL and CDAT are other libraries that provide similar capabilities in Python.
Basemap does not do any plotting on its own, but provides the facilities to transform coordinates to one of 23 different map projections (using the PROJ.4 C library). Matplotlib is then used to plot contours, images, vectors, lines or points in the transformed coordinates. Shoreline, river and political boundary datasets (from Generic Mapping Tools) are provided, along with methods for plotting them. The GEOS library is used internally to clip the coastline and political boundary features to the desired map projection region.
Basemap provides facilities for reading data in netCDF and Shapefile formats, as well as directly over http using OPeNDAP. This functionality is provided through the PyDAP client, and a Python interface to the Shapefile C library.
Basemap is geared toward the needs of earth scientists, particular oceanographers and meteorologists. The author originally wrote Basemap to help in his research (climate and weather forecasting), since at the time CDAT was the only other tool in Python for plotting data on map projections. Over the years, the capabilities of Basemap have evolved as scientists in other disciplines (such as biology, geology and geophysics) requested and contributed new features.
This package contains data files for python-mpltoolkits.basemap
There are three methods to install python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data
on Ubuntu 22.04. 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-mpltoolkits.basemap-data 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-mpltoolkits.basemap-data
using apt-get
by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data
Install python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data Using apt
Update apt database with apt
using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data
using apt
by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data
Install python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data 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-mpltoolkits.basemap-data
using aptitude
by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data
How To Uninstall python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data on Ubuntu 22.04
To uninstall only the python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data
package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data
Uninstall python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data
and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 22.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data
Remove python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data Configurations and Data
To remove python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data
configuration and data from Ubuntu 22.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data
Remove python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data
configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-mpltoolkits.basemap-data
package on Ubuntu 22.04 using different package management tools: apt
, apt-get
and aptitude
.