How To Install python-pdal on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pdal on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-pdal
python-pdal is:
PDAL is a BSD licensed library for translating and manipulating point cloud data of various formats. PDAL can be used to read, write and translate point cloud data in many formats. Support is included for input files of LAS, LAZ, SBET, BPF, QFIT and others. PDAL can also read from and write to databases that support point cloud storage, including Oracle, Postgres and SQLite.
PDAL should not be confused with PCL (Point Cloud Library). PCL is a library specifically designed to provide algorithmic analysis and modification of point clouds. PDAL provides a limited interface to the facilities of PCL, but does not in general attempt to duplicate its capabilities.
This package contains the PDAL extension for Python 2.
There are three methods to install python-pdal 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-pdal 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-pdal using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-pdal
Install python-pdal Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-pdal using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-pdal
Install python-pdal 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-pdal using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-pdal
How To Uninstall python-pdal on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-pdal package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-pdal
Uninstall python-pdal And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-pdal and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-pdal
Remove python-pdal Configurations and Data
To remove python-pdal configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-pdal
Remove python-pdal configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-pdal configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-pdal
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-pdal package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
