How To Install rel2gpx on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install rel2gpx on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is rel2gpx
rel2gpx is:
This script can download GPX tracks from a given OSM relation to feed it to your GPS device. Most relations are not ordered in one single line. The script tries to bring all parts into a reasonable order.
There are three methods to install rel2gpx 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 rel2gpx Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install rel2gpx using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install rel2gpx
Install rel2gpx Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install rel2gpx using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install rel2gpx
Install rel2gpx 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 rel2gpx using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install rel2gpx
How To Uninstall rel2gpx on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the rel2gpx package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove rel2gpx
Uninstall rel2gpx And Its Dependencies
To uninstall rel2gpx and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove rel2gpx
Remove rel2gpx Configurations and Data
To remove rel2gpx configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge rel2gpx
Remove rel2gpx configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove rel2gpx configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge rel2gpx
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install rel2gpx package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
