How To Install python3-pycoast on Ubuntu 18.04

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pycoast on Ubuntu 18.04. python3-pycoast is Draw coastlines, borders and rivers on images (for Python 3)

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pycoast on Ubuntu 18.04.

What is python3-pycoast

python3-pycoast is:

Pycoast is a Python package to add coastlines, borders and rivers to raster images using data from the GSHHG (previously known as GSHHS) and WDBII datasets.

This package is part of the PyTroll toolset.

This package contains pycoast for Python 3.

There are three methods to install python3-pycoast 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-pycoast 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-pycoast using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install python3-pycoast

Install python3-pycoast Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install python3-pycoast using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install python3-pycoast

Install python3-pycoast 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-pycoast using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install python3-pycoast

How To Uninstall python3-pycoast on Ubuntu 18.04

To uninstall only the python3-pycoast package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove python3-pycoast

Uninstall python3-pycoast And Its Dependencies

To uninstall python3-pycoast and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove python3-pycoast

Remove python3-pycoast Configurations and Data

To remove python3-pycoast configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge python3-pycoast

Remove python3-pycoast configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove python3-pycoast configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge python3-pycoast

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Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install python3-pycoast package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.