How To Install rasterlite2-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rasterlite2-bin on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rasterlite2-bin
rasterlite2-bin is:
librasterlite2 is an open source library that stores and retrieves huge raster coverages using a SpatiaLite DBMS.
It is intended to completely replace and supersede librasterlite. The two projects are completely unrelated: the unique similarity between both is just in covering the same identical application area.
This package contains command-line tools to use librasterlite2.
There are three methods to install rasterlite2-bin 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 rasterlite2-bin Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rasterlite2-bin using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rasterlite2-bin
Install rasterlite2-bin Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rasterlite2-bin using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rasterlite2-bin
Install rasterlite2-bin 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 rasterlite2-bin using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rasterlite2-bin
How To Uninstall rasterlite2-bin on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rasterlite2-bin package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rasterlite2-bin
Uninstall rasterlite2-bin And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rasterlite2-bin and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rasterlite2-bin
Remove rasterlite2-bin Configurations and Data
To remove rasterlite2-bin configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rasterlite2-bin
Remove rasterlite2-bin configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rasterlite2-bin configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rasterlite2-bin
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rasterlite2-bin package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
