How To Install python-saga on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-saga on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python-saga
python-saga is:
SAGA GIS (System for Automated Geoscientific Analyses) is a geographic information system used for editing and analysing spatial data.
This package contains the Python bindings to SAGA.
There are three methods to install python-saga 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-saga 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-saga using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python-saga
Install python-saga Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python-saga using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python-saga
Install python-saga 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-saga using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python-saga
How To Uninstall python-saga on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python-saga package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python-saga
Uninstall python-saga And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python-saga and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python-saga
Remove python-saga Configurations and Data
To remove python-saga configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python-saga
Remove python-saga configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python-saga configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python-saga
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python-saga package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
