How To Install python3-geographiclib on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-geographiclib on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is python3-geographiclib
python3-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 3 implementation of GeographicLib.
There are three methods to install python3-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 python3-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 python3-geographiclib using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install python3-geographiclib
Install python3-geographiclib Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install python3-geographiclib using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install python3-geographiclib
Install python3-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 python3-geographiclib using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install python3-geographiclib
How To Uninstall python3-geographiclib on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the python3-geographiclib package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove python3-geographiclib
Uninstall python3-geographiclib And Its Dependencies
To uninstall python3-geographiclib and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-geographiclib
Remove python3-geographiclib Configurations and Data
To remove python3-geographiclib configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge python3-geographiclib
Remove python3-geographiclib configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove python3-geographiclib configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-geographiclib
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-geographiclib package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
